Why God Won't Go away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief - Hardcover

Newberg, Andrew; D'Aquili, Eugene D.; Rause, Vince

 
9780345440334: Why God Won't Go away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief

Synopsis

A landmark introduction to the new field of neurotheology explores the complex relationship that exists between spirituality belief and the human brain, examining the link between transcendant religious experience and actual neurological events that occur within the brain. 35,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Andrew B. Newberg, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology in the Division of Nuclear Medicine and an instructor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has spent more than six years studying brain physiology and function, with focus on the neurology of religious and mystical experiences. The co-author, with Dr. Eugene d'Aquili, of The Mystical Mind, Dr. Newberg has presented his work at scientific and religious conferences around the world.

Eugene d'Aquili, M.D., Ph.D., was a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania for twenty years. His numerous books include Biogenetic Structuralism; Brain, Symbol and Experience; and The Mystical Mind.

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ISBN 10:  034544034X ISBN 13:  9780345440341
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc., 2002
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