Andrew Newberg, MD, is author or coauthor of Born To Believe, Kundalini Rising: Exploring the Energy of Awakening, How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain, How God Changes Your Brain, Neurotheology, Principles of Neurotheology, The Metaphysical Mind, The Rabbi’s Brain, Why God Won’t Go Away, and Words Can Change Your Brain.
Here he shares some history regarding the discipline of neurotheology and his own personal involvement. He emphasizes the principle of open-mindedness toward both materialistic and idealistic interpretations of spiritual experiences. In the meantime neuroscience can offer much new information regarding such factors as brain states during prayer or meditation, the influence of various entheogens, psychopathology and religion, and even interspecies communication.
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980).
(Recorded on February 27, 2019)
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