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Section I: Gaining perspective. Is your God still too small? : echos from the past -- Anything new under the sun? : the proliferation of gods -- "Gods" on offer : sampling the twenty-first-century marketplace -- Section II: Stories of mutual enrichment. Human origins : the evidence from science -- Human origins : the evidence from Scripture -- Human nature : the evidence from science -- Human nature : the evidence from Scripture -- Miracles of nature : divine upholder or occasional gap filler? -- Miracles of nature : illustrative examples -- Miracles of health and healing : scriptural and scientific insights -- The multifaceted nature of faith : the evidence from Scripture -- The multifaceted nature of faith : the evidence from science -- Section III: Theological reflections. Divine upholding and divine emptying : an essential balance -- Postscript -- Appendix: Going deeper : guidance for study and discussion.

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.Do I have a soul?How free am I?What makes me uniquely human?Do

College and university professors have been demanding that this book, out of print for several years, be made available again, as it is unique in its field. This new edition, which includes a new preface and guidance to current literature, offers a balanced study of the implications of scientific developments in psychology and neuroscience for traditional Christian beliefs.Malcolm Jeeves, former editor-in-chief of Neuropsychologia, a leading international scientific journal in behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, explores the intersection of science and faith in defining what it means to be

Resetting the agenda -- The conflict motif in historical perspective -- From conflict to concordism -- Integration under the microscope : historical perspective -- Integration : contemporary views -- Insights from n neuropsychology : an overview -- Insights from neuropsychology about spirituality -- Insights about conversion, morality, wisdom, and memory -- Insights from evolutionary psychology -- Insights about human needs and motivation -- Social psychology and faith : stories of conflict, concordism, and authentic congruence (by David G. Myers) -- The way ahead for psychological science and Christian faith.

Neuroscience, Psychology, and Religion is the second title published in the new Templeton Science and Religion Series. In this volume, Malcolm Jeeves and Warren S. Brown provide an overview of the relationship between neuroscience, psychology, and religion that is academically sophisticated, yet accessible to the general reader.The authors introduce key terms; thoroughly chart the histories of both neuroscience and psychology, with a particular focus on how these disciplines have interfaced religion through the ages; and explore contemporary approaches to both fields, reviewing how current sci