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NEUROSCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, AND RELIGION: ILLUSIONS, DELUSIONS, AND REALITIES ABOUT HUMAN NATURE. By Malcolm Jeeves and Warren S. Brown. (2009)· West Consho hocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press. Pp. l60, pb. $17.95. Reviewed by Bryan Auday (Gordon College/Wenham, MA).
This book is part of the Science and Religion series supported by the Templeton Foundation who commissioned two stellar, seasoned authors to write a brief book that would extend the dialogue between developments within the scientific enterprise and religion. Jeeves and Brown, both neuropsychologists, have written a solid - albeit brief - book that explores questions about the role brain activity plays in human behavior and experience. The book is clearly written for the non-specialist (e.g., the term psychology is defined) and appears to be best suited for the general educated public who wants to learn more about the historical developments that undergird several contemporary areas of research within brain science...