DR. ANDREW CORT, D.C., J.D.
                                                          
                                                                                                                                               A BIOGRAPHY


    A native of Boston (and life-long Red Sox fan) who came of age in the turbulent 1960’s, Andrew Cort has
    followed a uniquely versatile path through life.

    He received his Bachelor's Degree (in English) and Master's in Teaching (Science Education) from
    Colgate University. He then went on to receive a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from New York
    Chiropractic College (he practiced in New York City for ten years, focusing on nutrition, exercise, applied
    kinesiology, and the mind’s impact on physical health), as well as a Law Degree from Boston College Law
    School (he is a member of the Massachusetts Bar). During his years in New York, Dr. Cort served on the
    Executive Board of H.E.A.L., Inc. ("Health Education AIDS Liaison") and wrote his first book, on issues of
    health care and the environment, Our Healing Birthright: Taking Responsibility for Ourselves and Our
    Planet (Inner Traditions, 1990, currently out of print)

    Deeply committed to education, spirituality, and activism, Dr. Cort has taught in a variety of colleges and
    schools, private and public, including The State University of New York in Morrisville, NY; Bay State
    College, in Boston, MA; The Desisto School, in Stockbridge, MA (a private school for troubled youth);
    Berkshire Community College, in Pittsfield, MA; and the Springfield Public School System, in Springfield,
    MA. Dr. Cort has taught courses in Mathematics, Physics, English, Mythology, Business Law, General
    Science, and English.

    In addition to academic studies in literature, science, law and mathematics, he has studied the work of
    many spiritual traditions -- from the Bible, Plato, the Qur'an, Dante, etc., to contemporary teachers
    including G.I. Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky, Rudolf Steiner, Paul Brunton, Anthony Damiani, Sri Aurobindo,
    Mme. Blavatsky, Oscar Ichazo, and others. Following in the tradition of Socrates, he considers himself a
    student, and not a teacher, of these extraordinary thinkers, philosophers, mystics, and writers. His work
    invites readers to study along with him.

    Dr. Cort is the author of:

    The Purpose of Religion: Enlightenment, Meaning and Love in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Symbology

    The American Psyche in Search of its Soul: A Meditation on Government, Business, Science,
    Education, Media and Family

    Love, Wisdom and God: The Longing of the Western Soul

    From Joshua to Jesus: A Brief Chronicle of the Kings, Empires, Legends and Ideas that Paved the Way
    to Bethlehem

    and

    Our Healing Birthright: Taking Responsibility for Ourselves and Our Planet

    He is also the Host of Spirit of the Berkshires on CTSB-TV, and available worldwide on his Website at
    www.andrewcort.com.

    Andrew Cort is an accomplished, energetic, and articulate public speaker. His website, Spirituality and
    Religion, at www.spirituality-and-religion.com, is subtitled "Spiritual Ideas From All Our Traditions. A Blog
    About Spiritual Meaning, Religious Unity, and Contemporary Life." He lives in the Berkshires in western
    Massachusetts and can be reached at Andrew@AndrewCort.com for interviews and speaking
    engagements.

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