The Cognitive Science of Religion
The Cognitive Science of Religion

Author: James A. Van Slyke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1317037928

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The cognitive science of religion is a relatively new academic field in the study of the origins and causes of religious belief and behaviour. The focal point of empirical research is the role of basic human cognitive functions in the formation and transmission of religious beliefs. However, many theologians and religious scholars are concerned that this perspective will reduce and replace explanations based in religious traditions, beliefs, and values. This book attempts to bridge the reductionist divide between science and religion through examination and critique of different aspects of the cognitive science of religion and offers a conciliatory approach that investigates the multiple causal factors involved in the emergence of religion.

The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism
The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism

Author: Epes Sargent

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781230401850

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... index of subjects. Abercrombie, Dr. John.--Sleep-talking, 279. Absolute principles of goodness, 168. Absurdities of opponents, 14, 64. Activity of mind in drowning persons, 277. Adler, Felix, objects to entertaining a desire for immortality, 327; regard for the here, and disregard for the hereafter, 327; adopts the argument of Strauss respecting souls, 328; his theory contrary to well-known facts, 329. Agassiz, Prof. L. A., adopts the views of Dr. Brown-Sequard respecting a superior power, 280; belief in the immortality of the lower animals, 313. Aksakof, Alexander, testifies to the reality of independent slate-writing, 2C2. Alison, Sir Archibald.-His words in their application to Spiritualism, 195. Axaxagoras (B.C. 500), on the powerof divination, 252. Andrews, Mrs. Louisa, defines the religious principle, 164. Angels the spirits of men, 302. Animals.--Their immortality assured, 16, 313. Animism, definition of, 114; permeates the Scriptures and the teachings of Christ, 114; not unscientific, 115; that of bar-barous tribes, 209. Antagonism Of Swedenborgians.--Why it exists, 365. Anthropology based on accepted facts, 263. Apollonius.--Immortality of everything, 314. Apollo's Oracles, 124. Apparitions of deceased persons, 162; of Christ, 168. Application of scientific tests, 180, 206. Aquinas, Tiiomas.--His theory respecting the soul's immateri-ality, 117; the duality of spirit, 209. Arago.--A maxim of his to remember, 112. Aristotle., His belief in relation to the spirit-body, 209; cog-nizant of spiritual phenomena, 310. Arnold, Matiiew.--The continuity of personal existence, 181. Ashburner, Dr. His happiness in a belief in spiritualism, 132. Aspirations for immortality, 328. Assailants Of Spiritualism.--What they have done and what they...

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion

Author: Ronald L. Numbers

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2010-11-08

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0674256956

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If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about the 1970s, the dominant narrative in the history of science had long been that of science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation of historians both of science and of the church began to examine episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to puncture the myths, from Galileo’s incarceration to Darwin’s deathbed conversion to Einstein’s belief in a personal God who “didn’t play dice with the universe.” The picture of science and religion at each other’s throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths.

The Science of Spirituality
The Science of Spirituality

Author: Lee Bladon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1847998933

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The Science of Spirituality is a ground-breaking book that integrates the individual systems of science, psychology, philosophy, spirituality and religion into a unified system that describes the multi-dimensional nature of man and the universe. It provides a more comprehensive description of reality than conventional science can offer and fully explains the mechanisms behind an array of paranormal phenomena that mainstream science chooses to ignore. It explains the science behind religious, spiritual and new-age belief systems, and sheds light on some common misconceptions. The Science of Spirituality systematically describes the mechanisms behind a diverse range of subject matter including: consciousness, sleep and dreams, reincarnation, religion, creation, evolution, space and time, higher dimensions, heaven and hell, ghosts, angels and demons, out of body experiences, near death experiences, clairvoyance, psychic abilities, personal development, meditation and the meaning of life.