Cover Image

The New Frontier of Religion and Science : Religious Experience, Neuroscience, and the Transcendent /

Show other versions (2)

This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity. It explores religion as inner experience of the Transc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hick, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Physics.
Analytic Philosophy.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Epistemology.
Philosophy of Mind.
Philosophy of Religion.
Spirituality.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Philosophy of mind.
Religion > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity. It explores religion as inner experience of the Transcendent, and suggests a modern spirituality.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 228 pages)
ISBN:9780230626430
DOI:10.1057/9780230626430