Recent Studies in Neurotheology and Christian Education
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Neurotheology (neurotheological studies) is an emerging field of study that seeks to integrate cognitive neuroscience with religion and theology. Within the field of neurotheology, two primary approaches predominate: “Reductionist” group and “Religionist” camp. Unlike Reductionists, Religionists (Ahbrook, Newberg, Murphy and her colleagues) attempt to discover whether there exists a biological component of the human body (the brain) that is responsible for either enabling and/or generating the experience of that which is called “religious.” Most neurotheologians believe that explorations of the nature of our brain can help us better to understand “the ways things really are” in the our human brain and in our world. This article deals mainly with the Religionist point-of-view and attempts to provide a comprehensive review of the most prominent approache in neurotheological studies and its implications for Christian education.
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Neurotheology (neurotheological studies) is an emerging field of study that seeks to integrate cognitive neuroscience with religion and theology. Within the field of neurotheology, two primary approaches predominate: “Reductionist” group and “Religionist” camp. Unlike Reductionists, Religionists (Ahbrook, Newberg, Murphy and her colleagues) attempt to discover whether there exists a biological component of the human body (the brain) that is responsible for either enabling and/or generating the experience of that which is called “religious.” Most neurotheologians believe that explorations of the nature of our brain can help us better to understand “the ways things really are” in the our human brain and in our world. This article deals mainly with the Religionist point-of-view and attempts to provide a comprehensive review of the most prominent approache in neurotheological studies and its implications for Christian education.
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