"Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?":  A lecture on Neuroscience and the Soul with Nancey Murphy

Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 10:00 am

Christ Church Ithan
536 Conestoga Rd, Villanova, PA
610–688-1110

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What are human beings made of? For centuries, most Christians and others in the West have assumed that they were composed of two parts, a body and a soul. Now neuroscientists are showing in case after case that the capacities once attributed to the soul are actually brain functions. Does this mean that religion and science are heading for confrontation?

Come hear what biblical scholars have been saying for the past hundred years. In fact, theological scholarship and science are both pointing toward a “physicalist” account of humans, which has important implications for many ethical issues facing us today.

Nancey Murphy joined the Fuller faculty in 1989 and serves as professor of Christian philosophy. She is highly sought as a speaker at national and international conferences on philosophy and the relationship between theology and science. Murphy serves on the board of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley, and is a member of the Planning Committee for conferences on science and theology sponsored by the Vatican Observatory. Areas of Expertise, Research, Writing, and Teaching: Anglo-American postmodern philosophy, theology and science, philosophy of mind.