Soul, Psyche, Brain New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science

Soul, Psyche, Brain is a collection of essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. The book highlights some startling new developments in neuroscience that have many people rethinking spirituality, the mind-body connection, and cognition in general. Soul, Psyche, Brain explores questions like: What are the neurological effects of meditation and prayer? How does the mind develop psychological and spiritual self-awareness? And what are the practical implications of brain-mind science for religious faith and moral reasoning?

Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D. teaches at the Graduate Theological Union and John F. Kennedy University. He is author and editor of several books on religion, psychology, and dreams, including The Wondering Brain, Dreams: A Reader, Visions of the Night, and The Wilderness of Dreams.