Neuroscience of Religion: Integrating Brain, Mind and Beliefs: 21

With contributions from experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, theology, and philosophy, this collection provides a valuable starting point for exploring how empirical research can inform and enrich the study of religious experience and belief. This book offers theologians, philosophers, and neuroscientists accessible and engaging material for navigating the complex field of the neuroscience of religion. It addresses the challenge of how scholars in the humanities can meaningfully engage with research and data from the hard sciences, demonstrating how neuroscience both influences and is influenced by philosophical and theological inquiry. With contributions from experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, theology, and philosophy, this collection provides a valuable starting point for exploring how empirical research can inform and enrich the study of religious experience and belief. Essential reading for scholars of religious studies, philosophy, theology, and neuroscience—especially those eager to broaden their horizons of investigation. Saša Horvat is a philosopher and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka, Croatia. His primary research interests include philosophy of religion, neurophilosophy, the cognitive science of religion, autism, and the relationship between science and religion. He is currently the principal investigator of several scientific projects exploring the neuroscience of religion, artificial intelligence/autism/bioethics, and the integration of religion and medicine within holistic approaches to health. Prof. Horvat has led a number of competitive research projects on topics such as evolution and theodicy, religious experience and autism, and the interplay between faith and science. Piotr Roszak is an ordinary professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland and associated professor at University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, where he obtained his PhD in 2009. He's an ordinary member of Pontifical Academy of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal 'Scientia et Fides' dedicated to science-religion debate. His research interest includes the relationship between science and religion, philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, history of the Spanish-Mozarabic rite, analytic theology and the phenomenon of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela. Piotr Roszak is also a co-founder and member of the Scientific Council of the “European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas” and a member of the publishing board of “Synderesis” (Spain), “Scrutari Fontes” (Italy). This book offers theologians, philosophers, and neuroscientists accessible and engaging material for navigating the complex field of the neuroscience of religion. It addresses the challenge of how scholars in the humanities can meaningfully engage with research and data from the hard sciences, demonstrating how neuroscience both influences and is influenced by philosophical and theological inquiry. With contributions from experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, theology, and philosophy, this collection provides a valuable starting point for exploring how empirical research can inform and enrich the study of religious experience and belief. Essential reading for scholars of religious studies, philosophy, theology, and neuroscience—especially those eager to broaden their horizons of investigation.