The spiritual brain : science and religious experience [videorecording (DVD)].
- Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2012.
- 4 videodiscs (18 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 180 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) + 1 course transcript (vi, : 447 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
- Great courses. Topic, science & mathematics, subtopic, psychology .
- Great courses (DVD) Psychology. .
Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references.
A new perspective on ancient questions -- Why do we have a spiritual brain? -- Brain function and religion -- How does science study religion? -- Believers and atheists -- Spiritual development -- The myth-making brain -- The brain and religious rituals -- The biology of spiritual practices -- Religion and health -- Religion and mental health -- Religion and brain dysfunction -- Transmitters to God -- Stimulated states and religious experiences -- Near-death experiences and the brain -- The believeing brain -- The brain's influence on religious ideas -- Revelation, salvation, and the brain -- The brain's influence on religious behavior -- How the brain changes God -- How God changes the brain -- Why God won't go away -- The mystical mind -- Reality and beyond. Disc 1. Disc 2. Disc 3. Disc 4.
Lecturer: Andrew newberg, Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
DVD.
9781598038859 1598038850
1682 Teaching Co. ID1682A-01 Teaching Co.
Psychology, Religious. Brain--Religious aspects. Theological anthropology. Human beings. Neurosciences. Spirituality.