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Author Jeeves, Malcolm A., 1926- author.

Title Minds, brains, souls, and gods : a conversation on faith, psychology, and neuroscience / Malcolm Jeeves
Published Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (225 pages)
Contents What is psychology, and how should we approach it? -- What is the relationship between the mind and the brain? -- How free am I? : free will and determinism -- Determinism, genetics, and the "God gene" -- Have Benjamin Libet's experiments exploded the free-will myth? -- But is it all in the brain? : the emergence of social neuroscience -- But what about the soul? -- Don't parapsychology and near-death experiences prove the existence of the soul? -- What makes us human? : the development of evolutionary psychology -- Are humans different? : what about morality in animals? -- What is the difference between altruism, altruistic love and agape? -- Does language uniquely define us as humans? -- Does my brain have a "God spot"? -- Does God guide and direct us? -- Does neuropsychology have anything to offer psychotherapy and counseling? -- Are religious beliefs the twenty-first-century opium of the people? : what about placebo effects? -- What about spirituality? : is it a separate "religious" part of me? -- Can science "explain away" religion? -- Where next?
Summary The field of psychology, and especially neuropsychology, can be daunting for Christian students trying to find their way. In the face of surprising new research and radical new theories, it is tempting to limit the integration of Christianity and psychology to relatively ""safe"" topics that one can easily differentiate from matters of faith. In Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods, the highly esteemed professor of psychology, Malcolm Jeeves, insists on addressing the difficult questions head-on.<ul><li>Do I have a soul?</li><li>How free am I?</li><li>What makes me uniquely human?</li><li>Do
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Subject Psychology and religion.
Christianity.
Psychology, Religious.
Neurosciences -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Religion and Psychology
Christianity
Christianity.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
Neurosciences -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Christianity.
Psychology and religion.
Psychology, Religious.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781461938101
1461938104
9780830895625
0830895620