Andrew Newberg

The Problems, Potential And Power Of Religious Belief

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman | Posted 08.10.2011

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Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman

Religious beliefs themselves are neither good nor bad -- it's how those beliefs manifest themselves in our actions that is most critical.

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Flex Your Moral Muscle: God Can Change Your Brain

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

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Therese Borchard

Significant events in your life, including significant choices you make about how you behave, create new information pathways and patterns within your brain.

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Meditation on the Brain: a Conversation with Andrew Newberg

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alvaro Fernandez

Specific practices that have traditionally been associated with spiritual contexts may also be very useful from a mainstream, secular, health point of view. Scientists are researching meditation.

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