Theology and Psychology

by Watts, Fraser N.

• ISBN13: 9780754616733
• ISBN10: 0754616738
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd

Summary

Many people are now interested in the relationship between religion and science, but links between Christian belief and psychology have been relatively neglected. This book opens up the dialogue between Christian theology and modern scientific psychology, approaching the dialogue in both directions. Current scientific topics like consciousness and artificial intelligence are examined from a religious perspective. Christian themes such as God's purposes and activity in the world are then examined in the light of psychology. This accessible study on psychology and Christian belief offers students and general readers alike important insights into new areas of the 'science and religion' debate.Fraser Watts is Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and Natural Science at the University of Cambridge, UK, and author of many books including Christians and Bioethics (SPCK); Science Meets Faith (SPCK), Psychology for Christian Ministry (Routledge), and The Psychology of Religious Knowing (CUP).

Author Biography

Fraser Watts is Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and Natural Science at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction: Relating the Disciplines	1	(16)
Evolution	17	(16)
Consciousness, Brain and God	33	(16)
Computer Intelligence	49	(14)
Persons, Souls and Selves	63	(14)
Religious Experience: Cognitive Neuroscience	77	(12)
Religious Experience: Interpretation and Social Context	89	(12)
Divine Action and Human Experience	101	(12)
The Fall, Christ, and the Evolution of Consciousness	113	(20)
Eschatology: Subjective and Objective Aspects	133	(18)
Dichotomous Thinking in Theology	151	(16)
Bibliography	167	(14)
Thematic Index	181	(4)
Author Index	185