Whatever happened to the soul? Theological perspectives on neuroscience and the self.
Traditional religious teachings about the nature of the person, especially body-soul dualism, influence majority views of the self. Following a historical overview, it is argued that a purely physicalist account of human nature is equally compatible with contemporary science and with Christian thought. However, an account that reduces higher human capacities to neurobiology is unacceptable from a theological perspective.
Murphy
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Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California 91182, USA. nmurphy@fuller.edu
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