Religion And Cognition: A Reader
This volume explores 'cognition' in the study of religion-that is, the mental processes that govern religious belief and behavior across cultures and eras. The essays in the volume are scientific in n...
The "God" Part Of The Brain: A Scientific Interpretation Of Human Spirituality And God
Praise for The ?God? Part of the Brain: ?This cult classic in many ways parallels Ren?? Descartes? search for reliable and certain knowledge...Drawing on such disciplines as philosophy, psychology, ...
When All The Gods Trembled: Darwinism, Scopes, And American Intellectuals
When All the Gods Trembled narrates the drama of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, and describes the varied attempts by early 20th century Americans to accommodate Darwinism into their religious traditi...
Nurturing Child And Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives From The World's Religious Traditions
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theolo...
The Wondering Brain: Thinking About Religion With And Beyond Cognitive Neuroscience
The explosion of new research in cognitive neuroscience has revealed fascinating dimensions of the human brain/mind system. But even as it brings us closer to understanding how the mind works, science...
Payback: The Logic Of Retribution In Melanesian Religions
Near to the heart of the human predicament are impulses to avenge - what most of us will recognize to be negative, counterproductive reactions against others who pose a threat. By contrast, nothing re...
Psychoanalysis And Religion In The 21st Century: Competitors Or Collaborators?
Freud described religion as the universal obsessional neurosis, and uncompromisingly rejected it in favor of "science." Ever since, there has been the assumption that psychoanalysts are hostile to rel...
Psychology And Religion: An Introduction
Should psychology try to explain religion or try to understand it? Pioneers in psychology like Sigmund Freud and William James took opposing views on the matter, and it has been a hotly debated issue ...
Psychology For The Christian Ministry
"Psychology for Christian Ministry" illuminates the processes of personal change and growth central to religion. The volume ranges over many aspects of the subject covering social, developmental, educ...
Science And The Spiritual Quest: New Essays By Leading Scientists
Addressing fundamental questions about life, death and the universe "Science and the Spiritual Quest" examines the ways in which scientists negotiate the complex frontiers between their scientific and...
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