... lobe, effectively inciting religious feelings, are complex geometric shapes. The amygdala and temporal lobe respond to visual images of such shapes. The ability to recognize these figures is dependent on specialized temporal lobe and amygdala neurons, which fire selectively in response to these images from dense neuronal fields along the neocortical surface of the inferior temporal lobe and within ... the amygdala. As these same neurons are multimodally responsive while subservient to all aspects of emotion, including religious ... feeling, it is possible for specific images to become ...

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... theological language in the context of religious studies." It poses the question, "of by what name shall academic students of religion, know the unknowable." Throughout his article, McCutcheon attempts to tackle the question by distinguishing how the theological language can be categorized between a gender-neutral "God" and the generic uses of "gods." However, he argues that there's not one a ... specific way to use the "correct (use) of language" when speaking in a theological perspective. McCutcheon discusses how implementing a "name" accurately can become an issue in two instances, b...

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... Hinduism in it's native India, elucidating its philosophies and offering first-hand accounts of its rituals and practices. By exposing western minds to the radically dissimilar mentality of Hinduism and the lifestyles if its practitioners, this film succeeds in explaining the central ideas of the practiced religion ... of ascetics who denounce society and wander off alone in search of enlightenment. Throughout the fifty minutes of this film, Gyre introduces his viewers to the realities of rural Indian life; the modesty of their existence, their strife during difficult times of drought an...

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... psychology with religion and spirituality. In example, I personally visited the Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University where Hill conducts research. While investigating Rosemead as a possible school to attend for a terminal degree in psychology I quickly experienced a unique feeling very different from other "more-traditional" schools I visited. From my viewpoint, the combining of both ... spirituality. The eight recommendations for practice include valuable information any practitioner should incorporate into their individual style. The first recommendation, I feel is extrem...

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