Bild-ing a Memory Model of God: A Wesleyan and Neuroscientific Prospect
Ebook
Have you ever wondered what the image of God means theologically? Mountains of material have been written about this topic, spanning ages, but is it just an idea or is it something physically real? This book answers those questions through ancient, modern, and scientific theories of memory in a Wesleyan anthropology. Bild-ing a Memory Model of God is a unique attempt at combining the fields of theology and neuroscience.
“Quite a few books have been written, respectively, on the image of God, theological anthropology, and neuroscience, but few weave these themes together in a single text. Kwang-Jin Oh has done so seamlessly and insightfully, as well as suggesting a number of implications for future inquiry. An impressive first book by a young scholar.”
—Brent Waters, director emeritus, Stead Center for Ethics and Values, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
“By giving attention to the image of God and how memory has informed it, Kwang-Jin Oh has made contributions to the doctrine of God, theological anthropology, and Wesley studies. Until now, scholars have given little attention to the importance of memory to Wesley’s image of God. Oh has demonstrated here how memory is crucial and constitutive to it.”
—Barry E. Bryant, associate professor of United Methodist and Wesleyan studies, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
“Theologian and neuroscientist Kwang-Jin Oh offers a compelling and unique call for recentering the body in Christian theology. Might the image of God find its place in embodied memories of God? Thoroughly theological and biblical, it is only in the last chapters that he offers a tantalizing glimpse into possible neuroscientific mechanisms of memory. Theologians grappling with the problem of dualism will find much to ponder; his extensive historical review and creative approach to science and theology will intrigue scientists and students alike.”
—David Hogue, professor emeritus of pastoral theology and counseling, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
- Title: Bild-ing a Memory Model of God: A Wesleyan and Neuroscientific Prospect
- Author: Kwang-Jin Oh
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666775389, 9781666775365, 1666775363, 9781666775372, 1666775371, 166677538X
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666775389
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-08T01:08:34Z
Kwang-Jin Oh is a PhD graduate in theology and ethics from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Having previously attained degrees in neuroscience and biochemistry, Oh specializes in the intersection between science and theology, particularly with questions of human embodiment. His other research interests include moral psychology, economics, pop culture, and technology. He resides in Chicago.