Is Christianity Natural?

Is Christianity Natural?

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Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of minds and mental activity. Cognitive science of religion (CSR) is a young and growing field that investigates how our mental systems inform and constrain religious thought, experience and expression. This conference will appeal to anyone interested…

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    • Jan 24, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 23 EPISODES


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    Opening Plenary Session: Why Religion Is Natural and Science Is Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2014 100:55


    2013/09/13. William Rand Kenan Jr. University Professor of Philosophy, Emory University. Respondent: Justin Barrett, Professor of Psychology, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology.

    Closing Plenary Session: How to Train Your Dragon: A Christian Response to Cognitive Science of Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2014 88:46


    2013/09/14. Professor of Psychology, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Respondent: Robert McCauley. William Rand Kenan Jr. University Professor of Philosophy, Emory University.

    Session 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2013 74:11


    2013/09/14. "Memory for MCI (Minimal Counterintuitiveness) Theory". Associate Professor of Psychology, Eastern Washington University. "Implicit, Explicit, and Neurophysiological Measures of Attitudes Toward God". Associate Professor of Psychology, Biola University. "Cognitive Science and the Natural Knowledge of God". Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University.

    Session 2a: Memory for MCI (Minimal Counterintuitiveness) Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 24:33


    2013/09/14. Associate Professor of Psychology, Eastern Washington University.

    Session 2b: Implicit, Explicit, and Neurophysiological Measures of Attitudes Toward God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 22:46


    2013/09/14. Associate Professor of Psychology, Biola University.

    Session 2c: Cognitive Science and the Natural Knowledge of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 26:30


    2013/09/14. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University.

    Opening Plenary Session: Why Religion Is Natural and Science Is Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 100:47


    2013/09/13. William Rand Kenan Jr. University Professor of Philosophy, Emory University. Respondent: Justin Barrett, Professor of Psychology, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology.

    Session 1c: Cognitive Architectures and the 'Naturalness Thesis' In CSR

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 23:04


    2013/09/14. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Langsing Community College.

    Session 3a: Evaluation of Christian Spiritual Formation Practices for College Student Wellbeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 28:29


    Session 3b: Born Believers In Denial

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 22:04


    2013/09/14. Professor of Education, University of Jyväskylä (Finland).

    Session 3c: After Life Beliefs: Does Death Provide the Deceased Access to New Knowledge?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 28:49


    2013/09/14. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bethel University.

    Session 4a: Priming Analytical Thinking Does Not Diminish Religious Belief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 39:36


    2013/09/14. Professor of Psychology, Northwestern College. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Calvin College.

    Session 4b: Cognitive Science of Religion, Reformed Epistemology and Theistic Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 29:36


    Session 5a: Understanding Omniscience In a Perspective-Taking Task

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 28:47


    2013/09/14. Associate Professor of Psychology, Northwest Christian University.

    Session 5b: Weird Or Just Weird Enough? The Counter-Intuitiveness of Christian Theological Concepts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 27:55


    Session 5c: CSR and Religious and Theological Education: Implications, Impediments, and Strategies for Deeper Dialogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 25:39


    Closing Plenary Session: How to Train Your Dragon: A Christian Response to Cognitive Science of Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 89:32


    2013/09/14. Professor of Psychology, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Respondent: Robert McCauley. William Rand Kenan Jr. University Professor of Philosophy, Emory University.

    Session 1a: Out With the Bathwater: A CSR That Addresses Cultural Realities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 24:52


    2013/09/14. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Booth University College.

    Session 1b: Intelligences and Religiosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 23:06


    2013/09/14. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Calvin College.

    Session 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 82:46


    2013/09/14. "Understanding Omniscience In a Perspective-Taking Task". Associate Professor of Psychology, Northwest Christian University. "Weird Or Just Weird Enough? The Counter-Intuitiveness of Christian Theological Concepts". Professor of Psychology, Northwestern College. "CSR and Religious and Theological Education: Implications, Impediments, and Strategies for Deeper Dialogue". Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University.

    Session 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 71:24


    2013/09/14. "Out With the Bathwater: A CSR That Addresses Cultural Realities". Assistant Professor of Psychology, Booth University College. "Intelligences and Religiosity". Assistant Professor of Psychology, Calvin College. "Cognitive Architectures and the 'Naturalness Thesis' In CSR". Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Langsing Community College.

    Session 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 69:28


    2013/09/14. Professor of Psychology, "Priming Analytical Thinking Does Not Diminish Religious Belief". Northwestern College. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Calvin College. "Cognitive Science of Religion, Reformed Epistemology and Theistic Arguments". Associate Professor of Philosophy, Trinity Western University.

    Session 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 79:44


    2013/0914. "Evaluation of Christian Spiritual Formation Practices for College Student Wellbeing". Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University. "Born Believers In Denial". Professor of Education, University of Jyväskylä (Finland. "After Life Beliefs: Does Death Provide the Deceased Access to New Knowledge?". Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bethel University.

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