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In a culture in which science is believed to hold the answers to every question, spiritual realities like the soul are often ignored or ridiculed. We are told that neuroscience holds the key to explaining every aspect of human behavior. Yet Christian philosopher J. P. Moreland argues that Scripture, sound philosophical reasoning, and everyday experience all point to the reality of an immaterial soul. Countering the arguments of both naturalists and Christian scholars who embrace a material-only view of humanity, Moreland demonstrates why it is both biblical and reasonable to believe humans are essentially spiritual beings. He also describes the various components of the soul and how Christians can nurture their souls as disciples of Christ. Moreland shows that neuroscience and the soul are not competing explanations of human activity, but that both coexist and influence one another.
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About J. P. Moreland
J. P. Moreland is one of the
leading Evangelical thinkers of our day. He is the distinguished professor of
philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and director of Eidos Christian Center.
With degrees in philosophy, theology, and chemistry, he has taught theology and
philosophy at several schools throughout the United States. He has authored or
coauthored many books, including
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, Christianity and the Nature of Science, Scaling the Secular City, Does
God Exist?, The Lost Virtue of
Happiness, and Body and Soul. He
is coeditor of Jesus Under Fire: Modern
Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus and his work appears in many
publications, such as Christianity Today.
He served with Campus Crusade for ten years, planted two Campus Crusade works and
two churches, and has spoken on more than two hundred college campuses and in
hundreds of churches.