Mind Fields frames an initial response to such questions, and integration of medical, social science, ethical, and theological thought. Here is what modern neuropsychology has learned about chemical processes, neural structure, and localization of mental activities. Jeeves looks at the search to understand the physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual interrelationships of thought. Findings from this study will affect how science and society define life.Mind Fields offers doctors, counselors, and anyone interested in philosophy and medical ethics issues an inside researcher's viewpoint on what is known, what science may yet learn, and what it all means.

Mind Fields: Reflections on the Science of Mind and Brain

Science & Math

Jeeves, Malcolm

Behavioral Sciences

Baker Pub Group

How do recent scientific discoveries challenge and complicate -- but also enrich and illuminate -- the traditional Christian portrait of human nature? In Rethinking Human Nature an international team of scientists, historians, philosophers, and theologians presents both the wisdom of the past and the cutting edge of current scientific research to explore answers to this question. Their discussions -- examining our brains, our genes, our ancestors, our societies, and more -- lead to a richer, more nuanced, and more complete understanding of what it really means to be human. Contributors:
<ul>
<li>Evandro Agazzi</li>
<li>R. J. Berry</li>
<li>Alison S. Brooks</li>
<li>Franco Chiereghin</li>
<li>Felipe Fernández-Armesto</li>
<li>Graeme Finlay</li>
<li>Joel B. Green</li>
<li>Malcolm Jeeves</li>
<li>Jürgen Mittelstrass</li>
<li>David G. Myers</li>
<li>Janet Martin Soskice</li>
<li>Fernando Vidal</li>
</ul>

Rethinking Human Nature: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Despite the many well-documented similarities — genetic, cognitive, behavioral, social — between our human selves and our evolutionary forebears, a significant gulf remains between us and them. Why is that? How did it come about? And how did we come to be the way we are? In this book fourteen distinguished scholars — including humanist, atheist, and theist voices — address such questions as they explore how and when human personhood emerged. Representing various disciplines, the contributors all offer significant insights into new scientific research about the origins of human nature — research that challenges some traditional views. CONTRIBUTORS Francisco J. Ayala Justin L. Barrett Roy F. Baumeister Warren S. Brown Richard W. Byrne Matthew J. Jarvinen Malcolm Jeeves Timothy O’Connor Lynn K. Paul Colin Renfrew Ian Tattersall Anthony C. Thiselton Alan J. Torrance Adam Zeman

The Emergence of Personhood: A Quantum Leap?

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

The field of psychology, and especially neuropsychology, can be daunting for Christian students trying to find their way. In the face of surprising new research and radical new theories, it is tempting to limit the integration of Christianity and psychology to relatively "safe" topics that one can easily differentiate from matters of faith. In Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods, the highly esteemed professor of psychology, Malcolm Jeeves, insists on addressing the difficult questions head-on. 
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<li>Do I have a soul?</li>
<li>How free am I?</li>
<li>What makes me uniquely human?</li>
<li>Does my brain have a "God spot"?</li>
</ul> In this hypothetical correspondence with a student, Jeeves argues that we must avoid false choices in the relation between Scripture and science. Christians need not choose between a "God of the gaps" that competes with science, a "neurotheology" that bases our understanding of God on the latest scientific theory, or a scientific reductionism that claims to have explained God away as a mere function of the brain. Students encountering the brave new world of neuroscience need not view such research as a threat to the faith. With the wisdom of a seasoned scholar, Jeeves guides us down the road less-traveled―the way of integration.

Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods: A Conversation on Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience

Reference

IVP Academic

College and university professors have been demanding that this book, out of print for several years, be made available again, as it is unique in its field. This new edition, which includes a new preface and guidance to current literature, offers a balanced study of the implications of scientific developments in psychology and neuroscience for traditional Christian beliefs.
Malcolm Jeeves, former editor-in-chief of Neuropsychologia, a leading international scientific journal in behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, explores the intersection of science and faith in defining what it means to be human. He reports on recent scientific research on consciousness and the link between mind, brain, and behavior. He examines issues such as determinism by indicating the possible relevance of chaos theory to enduring concerns about freedom and responsibility. He looks at similarities and differences between human nature and animal nature. He reexamines traditional dualist views of soul and body in the light of contemporary research on mind and brain and argues for a wholistic model. This leads to addressing questions such as: does spiritual awareness depend on the intactness of our brains or does spirituality stand apart from our biological substrate?
Jeeves' insightful analysis of the ways recent findings in psychology relate to certain Christian beliefs about people expands the global science religion dialogue.

Human Nature: Reflections on the Integration of Psychology and Christianity

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Templeton Press

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