Do you believe in magic? Seriously.
No self-respecting defender of science would admit to believing in magic. Science has surpassed magic by providing real explanations. Yet, when put in the right […]
Interview: Michael Ruse on evolution, creationism, and religion
Michael Ruse is a professor of philosophy at Florida State University and a worldwide expert on the relationship between religion and science. His work has […]
Review: Beyond the Brain
Complex and flexible behavior is a major mark of intelligence. But does complex behavior necessarily require a complex brain? The basic goal of the psychologist […]
Conservatives and liberals react strongly to different situations
If you watch the news or read the opinion pages, you could be forgiven for thinking that liberals and conservatives are members of completely different […]
Review: Why God Won’t Go Away
Andrew Newberg, Eugene D’Aquili, and Vince Rause, the authors of Why God Won’t Go Away, present a neurological model for spiritual experience. Considering the book’s […]
Review: The Descent of Man
For contemporary readers seeking out a lucid, interdisciplinary Darwinian theory of religion, no need to stop at New Atheists Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Charles […]
Review: Inside the Neolithic Mind
David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce’s Inside the Neolithic Mind (Thames & Hudson, 2005) claims to descend into the nebulous world of Neolithic people’s consciousness in […]
Review: Medicine, Religion, and Health
With Medicine, Religion, and Health (Templeton Foundation Press, 2008), Harold Koenig makes a valuable contribution to understanding the relationship between religion, spirituality, and health for […]
IN FOCUS: Religion, spirituality, and health – Part II
In December 2011, the Journal of Behavioral Medicine dedicated an entire issue to studies focusing on religion, spirituality, and health. Many of these papers attempt […]
IN FOCUS: Religion, spirituality, and health
Over recent years, researchers have gotten serious about studying the effects of religion on health. Before the turn of the millennium, there were abundant studies […]