Winner of Prize for Outstanding Book in Theology and the Natural SciencesAs science crafts increasingly detailed accounts of human nature, what has become of the soul?This collaborative project strives for greater consonance between contemporary science and Christian faith. Outstanding scholars in biology, genetics, neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and ethics join here to offer contemporary accounts of human nature consistent with Christian teaching. Their central theme is a nondualistic account of the human person that does not consider the "soul" an entity separable from the body; scientific statements about the physical nature of human beings are about exactly the same entity as are theological statements concerning the spiritual nature of human beings. For all those interested in fundamental questions of human identity posed by the present context, this volume will provide a fascinating and authoritative resource.
Warren Shelburne Brown is Professor of Psychology at the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also the Director of the Lee Travis Research Institute. His educational studies began in San Diego where he graduated with a B.A. from Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Southern California in 1968. In 1971 he received his PhD from the University of Southern California in Experimental Psychology. Warren has contributed to over 70 scholarly articles to peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Neuropsychologia, Psychophysiology, Neurobiology of Aging, Biological Psychiatry, Developmental Neuropsychology, and Science, and co-authored over 120 presentations at scientific meetings. Books published: Whatever Happened to the Soul: Scientific and Theological Portraits of Human Nature(edited with Nancey Murphy and Newton Malony;Fortress Press, 1998); Understanding Wisdom: Sources, Science, and Society (Edited volume; Templeton Press, 2001). Warren is a very active person who involves himself with many organizations. He is active in UCLA Brain Research Institute, American Psychological Association: Fellow of Division 40 and of Division 6 Psychophysiological Research, International Neuropsychological Society, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Scientific Affiliation. H. Newton Malony is Senior Professor of Psychology Emeritus, at Fuller Theological Seminary. Nancey Murphy is Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Chapter 1 --Human Nature: Historical, Scientific, and Religious Issues -- Nancy Murphy The Purpose of This Book Ancient Philosophy Early Christian Sources Early Modern Science Philosophy of Mind Recent Science Developments in Theology and Biblical Studies Where Do We Stand? Chapter 2 -- Human Nature: One Evolutionist's View -- Francisco J. Ayala "In the Image of God" Humankind's Biological Origins An Evolutionary Account of Ethics The Road Traversed Chapter 3 -- A Genetic View of Human Nature -- V. Elving Anderson The Importance of a Genetic view The Formation of a Genetic View Pathways from Genes to Behaviors Genes and Cognitive Abilitites Genes and Personality Implications of this Genetic View Chapter 4 -- Brain, Mind, and Behavior -- Malcolm Jeeves The Decade of the Brain Gaining Perspective The Contemporary Scene The Tightening of the Brain-Mind Behavior Links What Does It All Imply? Conclusions Chapter 5 -- Cognitive Contributions to Soul -- Warren S. Brown The Concept of Soul Human Cognition, Personal Relatedness, and an Emergent Soul Critical Cognitive Capacities for Personal Relatedness Conclusion Chapter 6 -- Nonreductive Physicalism: Philosophical Issues -- Nancy Murphy Issues for Reflection Physicalism and Reductionism Empirical WSupport for Nonreductive Physicalism A Nonreductive-Physicalist Account of Religious Experiences Conclusion
