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Why Call It God?

Theology for the Age of Science

By: Ralph Mecklenburger

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Why Call It God?

Theology for the Age of Science

By: Ralph Mecklenburger

Why Call It God? contends that God is the order of the universe, including "divine intangibles" such as love, justice, beauty, and compassion, which correctly give us faith that our lives have purpose and meaning. The age-old problem of evil, science increasingly explaining how the world works when we used to turn to God and religion for answers, and rampant secularism have produced a decline in religion, though less a rebellion than simply a drifting away. We need to understand that God is the order of the universe and thus the ultimate source of life, meaning, and spirituality. Since no one fully understands the divine, all God talk is metaphorical and approximate. Many moderns mistakenly think they are religious doubters when in fact they are just holding on to personal metaphors for God as "king" and "judge" when they could, and most often do, believe in the awe-inspiring order of being, a conviction enhanced by science, religion, ethics, and the arts.

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Our Religious Brains

What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

By: Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenberger

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Our Religious Brains

What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

By: Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenberger

A Revolution in Human Self-Understanding Is Underway What Does It Mean for Religion and Our Belief in God? The brain and consciousness are themselves awe-inspiring. So learning about them no more undermines religion than learning about how symphonies and paintings are crafted takes away from our appreciation of music and art. Science alone does not provide the ultimate answers or firmly rooted values for which we yearn. But religion alone does not have all the answers either. We are blessed, as moderns, with both. from the Introduction This is a groundbreaking, accessible look at the implications of cognitive science for religion and theology, intended for laypeople. Avoiding neurological jargon and respectful to all faiths, it examines: Current theory on how our brains construct our world in order to guide us safely through life, creating and appreciating meaning as we go. What religious experience is as it plays out in our brains. How modern science challenges historic ideas about free will and undermines the religious concept of the soul as a meta-physical entity separable from the body. What cognitive science reveals about our need for community. Why we should be loyal to one faith if, in fact, all major religious traditions deal effectively with universal human needs.

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1580236138

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Why Call It God?

Theology for the Age of Science

By: Ralph Mecklenburger

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Theology for the Age of Science

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Our Religious Brains

What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

By: Ralph D. Mecklenburger

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Our Religious Brains

What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

By: Ralph D. Mecklenburger

This is a groundbreaking, accessible look at the implications of cognitive science for religion and theology, intended for laypeople. Avoiding neurological jargon and respectful to all faiths, it examines:

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Our Religious Brains

What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

By: Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenberger

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What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God

By: Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenberger

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Why Call It God?

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Our Religious Brains

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Why Call It God?

Why Call It God?

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