Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenberger

Our Religious Brains (eBook, ePUB)

What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580236133
• Artikelnr.: 49988506

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1 Our Believing Brains: On Not Being Overwhelmed
2 Taking God Personally
3 Mystical and Spiritual, Neurological and Theological
4 The Soul Which Thou Hast Given unto Me?
5 Free Will and Free Won't: Programming Your Brain
6 Morality: The Hop of Faith
7 Life Is with People: Organized Religion
8 Why My Religion? What of Yours?
Notes
Suggested Readings and Selected Bibliography
Index