Why God won't go away :brain science and the biology of belief /Andrew Newberg, Eugene G. d'Aquili, and Vince Rause.

Name/Title

Why God won't go away :brain science and the biology of belief /Andrew Newberg, Eugene G. d'Aquili, and Vince Rause.

Description

A photograph of God?: an introduction to the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science. v, 234 p. :ill. ;21 cm.

Book Details

Author

Newberg, Andrew B.

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2002

Publication Subjects

Psychology, Religious. Brain. Belief and doubt. God.

Call No.

BF733 .N49 2002

ISBN

034544034X

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-223) and index.