Title: Where God lives in the human brain /
Authors: Albright, Carol Rausch; Ashbrook, James B., 1925-
Publisher: Sourcebooks,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Brain Religious aspects Christianity; Theological anthropology Christianity; Image of God; Knowledge, Theory of (Religion); Religion; Neurobiology; Cognition; Thinking
Abstract: Maybe religion and science are not so far apart, and in the workings of our brains we can find the link to our divine creator. Where ggod lives in the human brain says that we can locate an understanding of God's qualities in the different parts of the brain, each of which leads us to different patterns of thoughts. These thought patterns give us the God who watches over our lives and our holy places, loves us unconditionally and has a master plan for each one of us. This is the God our brains are designed to understand, and understanding our brains can give us a deep connection to the divine.
Contents: Linking the physical and the imaginative -- A neurobiology of faith: The primal urge to know and the primal urge to relate -- "Mind" as bridge between religion and neuroscience: The brain as physical and relational -- Part 2 The working brain and God's ways of being God -- The upper brain stem, attending and an ever-present God: The reptilian brain in arousal -- The limbic lobes, relating, and a nurturing God: The Mammalian brain in play, nurturance, and motivation -- The Limbic system, remembering, and a Meaning making God: The mammalian brain in memory and self- relatedness -- The neocortex,organizing, and a versatile God: The right and left brain and the search for understanding -- The frontal lobes, intending, and a purposeful God: The human forebrain in empathy, goals, and prioritizing.