... An individual can then re-experience them "while awake or during the course of a dream in the form of visual, auditory, or religious and spiritual imagery" (Joseph 113). When working in conjunction with the hippocampus and temporal lobe, the amygdala contributes to the production of mental phenomena including dreamlike recollections of threatening men, naked women, sexual ... intercourse, and the experience of a higher being. Furthermore, stimulation of the amygdala and temporal lobe often results in emotions of extreme peace and clairvoyance (Joseph 113). Activation of the amygdala is a...

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Russell McCutcheon's "Naming The Unnameable: Theological Language And The Academic Study of Religion," presents readers with the "wider problem of the naming and use of theological language in the context of religious studies." It poses the question, "of ... ) of language" when speaking in a theological perspective. McCutcheon discusses how implementing a "name" accurately can become an issue in two instances, both of which are in relation to the academic study of religion. He discusses how a gender neutral God language is often used within the feminist movement. Even in contemporary Chris...

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... the general public (Hill, 2003). This reason is supported in some cases by a second reason which states the belief that religion and spirituality do not qualify as variables for scientific study (Hill, 2003). Depending on previous personal and university or institutional training concerning religion and spirituality, a potential student or researcher may have strong or indifferent beliefs concerning the merging of professional ... social support may be unavailable, which is not uncommon in the United States where so many, especially children, do not have medical insurance. Quality of li...

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