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Rob Moll on Religion & the Brain

Tags: anterior cingulate, brain, Carmelite nuns, cuddle parties, epilepsy, funeral homes, John Wesley, Korean Presbyterianism, mirror neurons, neurons, neuroscience, orphanages, prayer, small groups, subconscious mind, Terry Schiavo

Can neuroscience detect the long-held notion that there is a connection between the spirit and the body? Is prayer good for the brain? And what about cuddle parties? These questions are answered by Rob Moll, an independent journalist and scholar who has investigated the current boundaries of brain science. We discuss how prayer works to alter your brain, how being in a group and touching can change your mood, and how the subconscious reacts the signals of other individuals, all in the context of religious experience.

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Thomas Kidd on The Great Awakening

Tags: American Revolution, Anglican Church, Benjamin Franklin, evangelical Christianity, George Whitefield, Gilbert Tennent, Great Awakening, Halfway Covenant, James Davenport, John Wesley, Methodism, Puritans, religious revival, slavery

Prof. Thomas Kidd (Baylor University) discusses the causes and consequences of The Great Awakening in the middle part of the 18th century. Learn about the great preachers George Whitefield, James Davenport and Gilbert Tennent, and find out what impact this evangelical revival had on the abolitionist movement and the American Revolution. (To download, right click on the button to the right and choose “save target as….”)

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