Neuroscience and Christianity

Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz is a research psychiatrist at the School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles and a leading expert in neuroplasticity.

Schwartz, J. (2012). You are not your brain: The 4-step solution for changing bad habits, ending unhealthy thinking, and taking control of your life. New York:Avery.

Also by Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz: The Wise Advocate

Rev. Bryan Spoon is a board certified pediatric staff chaplain and Episcopal priest. His website www.neurotheology.info offers many resources for Christians to learn and grow in love, joy, and peace.

Spoon, B. (2020). Neuroscience and the Fruit of the Spirit. Glendale, WI: T.A.L.K. Publishers.

Dr. Caroline Leaf is the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and many more. She teaches at academic, medical and neuroscience conferences, churches, and to various audiences around the world.

Psychiatrist Curt Thompson offers practical applications for developing our Christian faith through the lens of neuroscience. Advocating that while Jesus was a carpenter, he often used the language of farming to draw people into the Way of Love. We can use the language of neuroscience to cultivate the Good News within us and to offer it with others.

Timothy R. Jennings, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist who also writes from a Christian perspective. A leader on the intersection of Christianity and neuroscience.

 

Neuroscience from a Roman Catholic Perspective

Sullivan, E., (2021). Habits and holiness: Ethics, theology and biopsychology.  Washington, DC: Catholic University Press.

 

Science and Christianity

The organization BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith. Despite our differences about faith and science, this organization invites dialogue.