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God or brain? Science explores the surprising origins of spiritual experience.

The Spiritual Brain

A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    15 December 2008

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Summary

Do religious experiences come from God, or are they merely the random firing of neurons in the brain? Drawing on his own research with Carmelite nuns, neuroscientist Mario Beauregard shows that genuine, life-changing spiritual events can be documented. He offers compelling evidence that religious experiences have a nonmaterial origin, making a convincing case for what many in scientific fields are loath to consider—that it is God who creates our spiritual experiences, not the brain.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780061625985
ISBN-10:0061625981
Author:Mario Beauregard, Denyse O'Leary
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:HarperOne
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:15 December 2008
Weight:291g
Dimensions:22mm x 135mm x 203mm
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Critics Review

“The Spiritual Brain is a wonderful and important book…a necessary read for both the scientist and the religious person.”

“A very important book, clearly explaining non-materialist neuroscience in simple terms appropriate for the lay reader.” – Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD, Research Psychiatrist, UCLA, author of The Brain Lock and The Mind and the Brain “The Spiritual Brain is a wonderful and important book…a necessary read for both the scientist and the religious person.” – Andrew Newberg, M.D. Associate Professor of Radiology and Director of the Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania.and co-author of Why We Believe What We Believe. “A refreshing antidote to the arguments offered by some scientists who insist that their minds, and yours, are meaningless illusions.” – Dean Radin, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute of Noetic Sciences and author of The Conscious Universe and Entangled Minds “A sweeping critique of the trend to explain away religious experience as a brain artifact, pathology, or evolutionary quirk.” – Publishers Weekly In clear, readable prose, avoiding highly technical language, neuroscientist Beauregard argues merely physical explanations for religious experience are insufficient. Recommended.” – Library Journal Lends scientific credence to the existence of a higher or universal consciousness. – Booklist (starred review) Drawing on Beauregard’s own research into religious experiences, a researched case for the nonmaterial-and ultimately spiritual-nature of man. – World Magazine Beauregard uses evidence to show that the self or soul is not simply locked inside the skull. – Philadelphia Inquirer I heartily advocate the purchase of this book – Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith Mario Beauregard and Denyse O’Leary have produced a provocatively titled book covering an equally provocative topic. – Christian’s Scholar Review

About The Author

Mario Beauregard

Mario Beauregard, Ph.D., is an associate research professor at the Departments of Psychology and Radiology and the Neuroscience Research Center at the University of Montreal. He is the coauthor of The Spiritual Brain and more than one hundred publications in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry.

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