Our Religious Brains: What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God Contributor(s): Mecklenberger, Ralph D. (Author), Kelfer, Howard (Foreword by), Gillman, Neil (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1580235085 ISBN-13: 9781580235082 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Science | Cognitive Science |
Dewey: 201.615 |
LCCN: 2011052402 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 193 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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Publisher Description: A Revolution in Human Self-Understanding Is Underway--What Does It Mean for Religion and Our Belief in God? "The brain and consciousness are themselves awe-inspiring. So learning about them no more undermines religion than learning about how symphonies and paintings are crafted takes away from our appreciation of music and art. Science alone does not provide the ultimate answers or firmly rooted values for which we yearn. But religion alone does not have all the answers either. We are blessed, as moderns, with both." This is a groundbreaking, accessible look at the implications of cognitive science for religion and theology, intended for laypeople. Avoiding neurological jargon and respectful to all faiths, it examines:
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Contributor Bio(s): Mecklenberger, Ralph D.: - Ralph D. Mecklenburger speaks nationally on topics related to science and religion, Judaism and Jewish-Christian dialogue. He is rabbi at Beth-El Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas, an adjunct faculty member at Brite Divinity School and has served as the Jewish co-chair of the Texas Conference of Churches' Jewish-Christian Forum. Gillman, Neil: -Neil Gillman, rabbi and PhD, is professor of Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he has served as chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and dean of the Rabbinical School. He is author of Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought; The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism; The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians; Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life (all Jewish Lights) and Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Kelfer, Howard: -Dr. Howard Kelfer is a neurologist and former director of neurology at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He maintains an active practice in critical care neurology and an interest in cognitive neuroscience. |