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needleman in 2014 philadelphia , pennsylvania usa 06 october 1934 a photo of jacob needleman in 2014 jacob-needleman_2014 . jpg jacob needleman
 jacob needleman professor of philosophy harvard university yale university university of freiburg , germany
jacob needleman

jacob needleman -lrb- born october 6 , 1934 -rrb- is an american philosopher , author and religious scholar .
needleman was educated at harvard university , yale university and the university of freiburg , germany .
he is a professor of philosophy at san francisco state university and is said to have `` popularized the term ` new religious movements ' . ''
needleman was honored by the new york open center in new york city in 2006 .
