Society for Interdisciplinary Studies

CHRONOLOGY & CATASTROPHISM WORKSHOP

1994, Number 1
Society News
1
Articles
by Allan Beggs 5
by Gordon P. Williams 9
by Phillip Clapham 16
by Michael G. Reade 18
Forum
C.L. Prasher and Carl Olaf Jonsson 21
Monitor
24
Reviews
30
31
32
Sceptics, Skeptics, Dissidents, Cranks and ... 33
Letters
from John D. Weir, Tony Rees, Michael G. Reade, Alasdair Beal, H. Eggleton, David Salkeld, Anthony Chavasse, Jill Abery and Margaret Grant
34
How to join the SIS
38
Prize Crossword by J.N. Green
39

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EDITOR: Alasdair Beal
EDITORIAL TEAM: Jill Abery, Bernard Newgrosh, Val Pearce, Bob Porter, David Roth and David Salkeld
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About Workshop

The SIS was founded in 1974 in response to a growing interest in the works of modern catastrophists, notably the highly controversial Dr Immanuel Velikovsky. In his books Worlds in Collision, Earth in Upheaval and Ages in Chaos he argued that the ancient myths and sources such as the Bible contained records of planetary catastrophes in the Earth’s history and, based on this, he suggested that geology, cosmology and ancient history should be reconsidered. In cosmology he proposed that electricity played a much larger role than in the orthodox scheme and that Venus in particular was a young planet. In ancient history, he proposed that the orthodox chronology should be severely shortened to eliminate false identifications and fictitious 'dark ages’.

Over the years, the SIS has always assessed Velikovsky’s contributions in an impartial manner, sometimes critically but generally constructively. In some fields, SIS contributors have developed his work several stages further and Chronology and Catastrophism Workshop is intended to provide a forum for this continuing debate in the related subjects of revised chronologies, Biblical studies, mythology, astronomy, catastrophist geology and evolution.

In its aim of increasing the possibilities for the exchange of ideas and information within the Society’s membership, Chronology and Catastrophism Workshop can be of great value for relaying snippets of information, members’ opinions, reviews of relevant news and articles and in general for keeping members informed of anything which is going on and likely to be of interest in the fields of chronology and catastrophism.

The Editor relies on regular feedback by way of contributions for publication. Notes for Authors are available from the Editor.

The views expressed in these pages are not necessarily those of the Society, nor can the Society vouch for the accuracy of statements of fact (outside the immediate sphere of Society business) or of interpretations contained herein.

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