"Neurotheology" has garnered substantial attention in the academic and lay communities in recent years. Several books have been written addressing the relationship between the brain and religious experience and numerous scholarly articles have been published on the topic, some in the popular press. The scientific and religious communities have been very interested in obtaining more information regarding neurotheology, how to approach this topic, and how science and religion can be integrated in some manner that preserves both. If neurotheology is to be considered a viable field going forward, it requires a set of clear principles that can be generally agreed upon and supported by both the theological or religious perspective and the scientific one as well. Principles of Neurotheology sets out the necessary principles of neurotheology which can be used as a foundation for future neurotheological discourse. Laying the groundwork for a new synthesis of scientific and theological dialogue, this book proposes that neurotheology, a term fraught with potential problems, is a highly useful and important voice in the greater study of religious and theological ideas and their intersection with science.

El tema del hombre ha sido y es preocupación filosófica permanente. Todo silósofo tiene que enfrentarse con él en uno u otro momento de su vida. Para el filósofo español Xavier Zubiri (1898-1983), el tema del hombre fue motivo de investigación y estudio durante más de medio siglo. Fruto de ello fueron varios trabajos publicados a lo largo de su vida: El problema del hombre (1959), El hombre, realidad personal (1963), El origen del hombre (1964), El hombre y su cuerpo (1973), y varios miles de folios hasta hoy inéditos. El presente volumen ofrece no todos, pero sí al menos los más importantes textos inéditos de Zubiri sobre el hombre. A pesar del carácter en alguna medida peculiar del texto, se trata de una obra coeherente y sistemática, que enriquece enormemente el panorama intelectual abnierto por sus obras anteriores: Sobre la esencia (1962), los tres volúmenes de Inteligencia sentiente (1980-1983) y El hombre y Dios (1984). El conjunto de estos seis volúmenes replantea desde una nueva perspectiva los más importantes temas de la filosofía: la realidad, la inteligencia, el hombre, Dios. Pocas veces la mente humana ha intentado horadar de forma más meticulosa la maraña de problemas que acosan al hombre, y pocas también ha sabido dar una respuesta tan aguda y original.

This short introduction conveys the complexities associated with the term "territory" in a clear and accessible manner. It surveys the field and brings theory to ground in the case of Palestine. A clear and accessible introduction to the complexities associated with the term "territory". Provides an interdisciplinary survey of the many strands of research in the field. Addresses specific areas including interpretations of territorial structures; the relationship between territoriality and scale; the validity and fluidity of territory; and the practical, social processes associated with territorial re-configurations. Stresses that our understanding of territory is inseparable from our understanding of power. Uses Israel/Palestine as an extended illustrative case study. The author’s strong legal and geographical background gives the work an authoritative perspective.

The New Jerome Biblical Commentary is quite simply the best Catholic commentary available, to be used for studying the Scriptures. Aimed at anyone interested in religion and theology, lay or clergy, it is a single-volume containing verse-by-verse commentary on all the book of the Bible, complemented by topical articles. The articles present thoroughly up-to-date background information that is essential for full appreciation of the texts, at the same time offering the reader a wider perspective; articles, for example, on the historical Jesus and the early Church.--Comprehensively updated since 1968; almost two-thirds of the book is new--Extended bibliographies; chapter and verse reference on page headings--Now in paperback: within the reach of all individuals wishing to study the Scriptures with the aid of a commentary, a paperback Student edition is available.There are three different bindings: The Hardback Edition has a separate dust jacket; the Study Hardback Edition is a hardback with a printed paper cover; the Student Edition is a paperback.

Much of the modern period was dominated by a `reductionist' theory of science. On this view, to explain any event in the world is to reduce it down to fundamental particles, laws, and forces. In recent years reductionism has been dramatically challenged by a radically new paradigm called `emergence'. According to this new theory, natural history reveals the continuous emergence of novel phenomena: new structures and new organisms with new causal powers. Consciousness is yet onemore emergent level in the natural hierarchy. Many theologians and religious scholars believe that this new paradigm may offer new insights into the nature of God and God's relation to the world.This volume introduces readers to emergence theory, outlines the major arguments in its defence, and summarizes the most powerful objections against it. Written by experts but suitable as an introductory text, these essays provide the best available presentation of this exciting new field and its potentially momentous implications.