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"Le sage dont notre monde a besoin a bel et bien existé. C'était il y a deux mille ans. Il se nomme Jésus. Son message reste d'une actualité brûlante. Ce message annonce une nouvelle forme de rédemption qui correspond exactement à ce que notre vision darwinienne de la condition humaine recommande si nous voulons échapper aux conséquences fatales de la tache originelle imprimée dans nos gènes par la sélection naturelle. Clercs et laïcs, croyants et libres-penseurs de toute obédience doivent chercher ensemble, au-delà de ce qui les divise et avec le concours du plus grand nombre possible de philosophes, de moralistes, de scientifiques et d'autres penseurs unis par l'honnêteté intellectuelle, un énoncé du message de Jésus adapté aux conditions actuelles. C'est notre seul espoir si nous voulons tirer parti, d'une manière humaine et rationnelle, des moyens, préservés par la sélection naturelle, qui, paradoxalement, pourraient nous permettre de contrecarrer les conséquences délétères de celle-ci."

234.23 --- 215 --- 215 Godsdienst en wetenschap --- 215 Religion et science --- Godsdienst en wetenschap --- Religion et science --- 234.23 Geloof en wetenschap. Openbaring en rede --- Geloof en wetenschap. Openbaring en rede

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"With the advent of the modern cognitive neurosciences, along with anthropological and historical research, the scientific study of religious and spiritual phenomena has become far more sophisticated and wide-ranging. It suggests answers as to how and why religion became so prominent in human societies and in human consciousness. Neurotheology--a term coined by Aldous Huxley in 1962 in his novel Island and introduced into the scientific literature in the 1990s by Newberg and others--explores some of the most controversial positions including the argument that religion was a necessary condition of cohesive societies, morality, and a sense of purpose. The book considers brain development from an evolutionary perspective and assesses how religious and spiritual beliefs and experiences arose and whether such evolutionary evidence eliminates the need for a religious explanation. Newberg demonstrates that religious beliefs and emotions can be both beneficial and detrimental in people's lives. For some, religion provides a means toward compassion, openness, and understanding; others turn to highly destructive acts, as is the case with suicide bombers. What is happening in the brains of such people? Are they pathological? And what of practices such as meditation, prayer, and the ingestion of psychoactive substances? Neuroimaging studies can show how these practices affect people in the moment and over a lifetime. Finally, the book investigates the deeper implications of a neurotheological approach. Does the neuroscientific study of religion negate any or all of the truth claims of religion? How does neurotheology address the "big questions" such as: What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? And what is the true nature of reality?"--

Neurophysiology --- Brain --- Spirituality --- Psychology, Religious --- Religion --- Prayer --- Religious Beliefs --- Religious Ethics --- Beliefs, Religious --- Ethic, Religious --- Prayers --- Religions --- Religious Belief --- Psychology of religion --- Religious psychology --- Spiritual-mindedness --- Cerebrum --- Mind --- Nervous system --- Religious aspects --- Psychological aspects --- Psychology --- Physiology --- Spiritual Therapies --- Secularism --- Psychology and religion --- Philosophy --- Spiritual life --- Central nervous system --- Head --- Neurobiology --- 215 --- 215 Godsdienst en wetenschap --- 215 Religion et science --- Godsdienst en wetenschap --- Religion et science --- Neurophysiologie. --- Neurosciences. --- Psychology, Religious. --- Religion and Science. --- Religion. --- Spirituality. --- Theology. --- Physiology. --- Religious aspects.

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The epistemological prestige of science challenges theologians and philosophers to give an account of their forms of reasoning. The universal character of scientific discourse contrasts with the multilayered language of meaning used in both theology and philosophy. However, does that mean that the language of those disciplines goes beyond the boundaries of reason? Can theologians and philosophers justify their reliance upon rational discourse? Indeed, the epistemological status and capacity of these disciplines to enter into dialogue with the language of science depends on the rationality of their discourse. To deal with these questions, one must examine the elaboration of concepts in theology, philosophy and science, and confront their respective rationalities.0In this book, eighteen theologians, philosophers and scientists from Belgium, France, and the USA bring their contributions to a common reflection on the genesis of concepts and the confrontation of rationalities between theology, philosophy and science.

Christian theology --- Theory of knowledge --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Philosophical theology --- Faith and reason --- Methodology --- Science --- 215 --- 23 <063> --- Philosophy --- Research --- Faith and logic --- Logic and faith --- Reason --- Reason and faith --- Reason and religion --- Religion and reason --- 23 <063> Dogmatiek. Systematische theologie. Theologie:--in strikte zin--Congressen --- 23 <063> Theologie dogmatique. Theologie systematique. Theologie dans le sens stricte--Congressen --- Dogmatiek. Systematische theologie. Theologie:--in strikte zin--Congressen --- Theologie dogmatique. Theologie systematique. Theologie dans le sens stricte--Congressen --- 215 Godsdienst en wetenschap --- 215 Religion et science --- Godsdienst en wetenschap --- Religion et science --- Religious aspects --- Conferences - Meetings --- Theology --- Humanities Methodology