a conversation on faith, psychology, and neuroscience Jeeves, Malcolm A. 1926- creator text bibliography Electronic books. ilu 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (225 pages) What is psychology, and how should we approach it? -- What is the relationship between the mind and the brain? -- How free am I? : free will and determinism -- Determinism, genetics, and the "God gene" -- Have Benjamin Libet's experiments exploded the free-will myth? -- But is it all in the brain? : the emergence of social neuroscience -- But what about the soul? -- Don't parapsychology and near-death experiences prove the existence of the soul? -- What makes us human? : the development of evolutionary psychology -- Are humans different? : what about morality in animals? -- What is the difference between altruism, altruistic love and agape? -- Does language uniquely define us as humans? -- Does my brain have a "God spot"? -- Does God guide and direct us? -- Does neuropsychology have anything to offer psychotherapy and counseling? -- Are religious beliefs the twenty-first-century opium of the people? : what about placebo effects? -- What about spirituality? : is it a separate "religious" part of me? -- Can science "explain away" religion? -- Where next? Malcolm Jeeves. Includes bibliographical references and index. Psychology and religion Christianity Psychology, Religious Neurosciences Religious aspects Christianity RELIGION Christian Life Social Issues RELIGION Christianity General BF51 .J44 2013eb 261.5/15 Jeeves, Malcolm A., 1926- (DLC) 2013014792 9781461938101 1461938104 9780830895625 0830895620 0830839984 9780830839988 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=630736 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=630736 E7B 130603 20200709055925.0 ocn861525677 eng