Transcendence & Transformation
One cannot understand religion without understanding the mind and brain,
and one cannot understand the mind and brain without understanding religion.
Friday, Sept. 23
| 6:30pm | Registration |
| 7:00-8:30pm | WHY GOD WON’T GO AWAY Faith is embedded in our neurons and in our genes and it is one of the most important principles to honor in our lives |
Saturday, Sept. 24
| 8:30am | Registration |
| 9:00-10:15am | WHY WE BELIEVE WHAT WE BELIEVE We are a product of our beliefs, the intimate influences of our culture and environment that penetrate to a deep level of our psychosomatic systems. We act, speak, and think according to these deeply held beliefs and belief systems. |
| 10:30-11:45am | HOW GOD CHANGES YOUR BRAIN Neuroscience cannot tell if God exists but it can record the effect that religious beliefs and experiences have upon the brain. |
| Noon | LUNCH |
| 1:00-2:15pm | PRINCIPLES OF NEUROTHEOLOGY Neurotheology combines religion, theology, and science to discover answers to the age old questions of soul, God, and free will. |
Registration
Registration for this event costs $30. Optionally, a box lunch can be ordered for Saturday for $10. Please register by filling in the form below or calling the church office (Phone: 630-968-7120). Please bring payment to the workshop by check or cash.
ANDREW NEWBERG, M.D. is Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He has been a prominent researcher in the field of nuclear medical brain imaging and is the author of five books:
The Mystical Mind: Probing the Biology of Religious Experiences
with Eugene d’ Aquili
Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief
with Eugene d’Aquili
Why We Believe What We Believe
with Mark Waldman
How God Changes Your Brain
with Mark Waldman