The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters (audio)

by J. P. Moreland

Publisher:

christianaudio.com

, 2020

Overview

In The Soul, Moreland shows how neuroscience and the soul need not compete. Rather, they coexist and influence each other. 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.

Product Details

• Title: The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters (audio)
• Author: J. P. Moreland
• Publisher: christianaudio.com
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Audio
• Subjects: Religion › General; Religion › Christian Theology--General; scientific naturalism; death experience; existence of soul
• ISBNs: 9781545914243, 1545914249
• Resource ID: LLS:9781545914243
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-01-24T22:59:58Z

About J. P. Moreland

J. P. Moreland is Distinguished Professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He received a B. S. in physical chemistry from the University of Missouri, a Th.M. in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, an M.A. in philosophy from the University of California at Riverside, and a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Southern California. He has spoken and debated on over 200 college campuses and taught in 500 or so churches around the world. In addition, he has authored, edited, or contributed papers to ninety-five books, including Does God Exist? (Prometheus), Universals (McGill-Queen’s), Consciousness and the Existence of God (Routledge), The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, The Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism, and Debating Christian Theism (Oxford.) He has also published over 85 articles in journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, American Philosophical Quarterly, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, MetaPhilosophy, Philosophia Christi, Religious Studies, and Faith and Philosophy. Moreland was selected in August, 2016 by The Best Schools as one of the 50 most influential living philosophers in the world.