Soul, Psyche, Brain: New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science

__Soul, Psyche, Brain__ is a collection of essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. Kelly Bulkeley's book highlights some startling new developments in neuroscience that have many people rethinking spirituality, the mind-body connection, and cognition in general. __Soul, Psyche, Brain__ explores questions like: what can knowledge about the neurological activities of the brain tell us about consciousness? And what are the practical implications of brain-mind science for ethics and moral reasoning? Soul, Psyche, Brain Is A Collection Of Essays That Address The Relationships Between Neuroscience, Religion And Human Nature. The Book Highlights Some Startling New Developments In Neuroscience That Have Many People Rethinking Spirituality, The Mind-body Connection, And Cognition In General. Soul, Psyche, Brain Explores Questions Like: What Are The Neurological Effects Of Meditation And Prayer? How Does The Mind Develop Psychological And Spiritual Self-awareness? And What Are The Practical Implications Of Brain-mind Science For Religious Faith And Moral Reasoning? Genes, Brains, Minds: The Human Complex / Holmes Rolston Iii -- Brain, Mind, And Spirit--a Clinician's Perspective, Of Why I Am Not Afraid Of Dualism / James W. Jones -- Psychoneurological Dimensions Of Anomalous Experience In Relation To Religious Belief And Spiritual Practice / Stanley Krippner -- Sacred Emotions / Robert A. Emmons -- Where Neurocognition Meets The Master: Attention And Metacognition In Zen / Tracey L. Kahan And Patricia M. Simone -- From Chaos To Self-organization: The Brain, Dreaming, And Religious Experience / David Kahn -- Converting: Toward A Cognitive Theory Of Religious Change / Patricia M. Davis And Lewis R. Rambo -- Cognitive Science And Christian Theology / Charlene P.e. Burns -- Overcoming An Impoverished Ontology: Candrakirti And The Mind-brain Problem / Richard K. Payne -- Religion And Brain-mind Science: Dreaming The Future / Kelly Bulkeley -- Religion Out Of Mind: The Ideology Of Cognitive Science And Religion / Jeremy Carrette -- Brain Science On Ethics: The Neurobiology Of Making Choices / Walter J. Freeman. Edited By Kelly Bulkeley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 List of Contributors 9 Introduction 12 Chapter One: Genes, Brains, Minds: The Human Complex 21 Chapter Two: Brain, Mind, and Spirit—A Clinician’s Perspective, or Why I Am Not Afraid of Dualism 47 Chapter Three: Psychoneurological Dimensions of Anomalous Experience in Relation to Religious Belief and Spiritual Practice 72 Chapter Four: Sacred Emotions 104 Chapter Five: Where Neurocognition Meets the Master: Attention and Metacognition in Zen 124 Chapter Six: From Chaos to Self-Organization: The Brain, Dreaming, and Religious Experience 149 Chapter Seven: Converting: Toward a Cognitive Theory of Religious Change 170 Chapter Eight: Cognitive Science and Christian Theology 185 Chapter Nine: Overcoming an Impoverished Ontology: Candrakīrti and the Mind–Brain Problem 208 Chapter Ten: Religion and Brain–Mind Science: Dreaming the Future 230 Chapter Eleven: Religion Out of Mind: The Ideology of Cognitive Science and Religion 253 Chapter Twelve: Brain Science on Ethics: The Neurobiology of Making Choices 273 Index 276 A 276 B 276 C 278 D 279 E 279 F 280 G 280 H 281 I 281 J 282 K 282 L 282 M 283 N 284 O 284 P 285 Q 285 R 285 S 286 T 287 U 288 V 288 W 288 Y 289 Z 289 Presenting a collection of essays, this book address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. It explores questions like: what can knowledge about the neurological activities of the brain tell us about consciousness? And what are the practical implications of brain-mind science for ethics and moral reasoning? This is a collection of new and compelling essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature