Neurotheology

Neurotheology : The Infinite Bridge Between Brain and God Abstract Neurotheology is the emerging interdisciplinary study of the relationship between the human brain and religious or spiritual phenomena. Also called "spiritual neuroscience," neurotheology seeks to understand how neural structures, cognitive processes, and the subjective experiences of the divine intertwine. It asks questions such as: How does the brain produce or receive religious experience? Are spiritual states simply neurochemical events, or do they act as conduits to a higher reality? What does the neurological architecture of belief say about God, consciousness, and ultimate reality? This paper will explore neurotheology from multiple dimensions, incorporating neuroscience, philosophy of mind, theology, psychology, mysticism, and emerging metaphysical paradigms such as the Infinite Existence Theory and the Source Mind framework. It will present neurotheology not as a reduction of faith to brain chem...