Neurotheology: challenges and opportunities

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Title
Neurotheology: challenges and opportunities
Journal
Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie
Author(s)
Brandt P.-Y., Clément F., Re Manning R.
ISSN
0258-7661
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
161
Number
8
Pages
305-309
Language
english
Abstract
During the last decades of the twentieth century scholars have proposed "neurotheology" as a new subdiscipline of the neurosciences. This article presents a review and discussion of different interpretations placed on neu- rotheology, and attempts to estimate the extent to which neuroscience is a challenge and/or an opportunity for theology and (for the study of) religion. On the neuroscientific side, neurotheology can be split into a reductionist and a religionist neuroscience of religion. On the theological side, it can be split into apologetic and integrative approaches. The appraisal of these differ- ent interpretations and of the relevance of neuroscience for the study of re- ligion is conducted from three points of view: philosophy and theology, cog- nitive science, psychology of religion and sciences of religions.
Keywords
neurotheology, neurosciences, scientific study of religion, philosophy of religion, cognitive sciences, psychology of religion
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