Topic: religion
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J. Anderson Thomson M.D.
Friday, February 17, 2012 · Topics: depression, evolutionary-psychology, psychology, religion, suicide-terrorism
J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D. (Andy) is a psychiatrist in private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also a staff psychiatrist at Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Virginia Student Health Services and the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Dr. Thomson’s current research interest is in the area of evolutionary psychology and using its principles to understand depression, suicide terrorism, and religious belief. · Go to J. Anderson Thomson M.D. →
Karen Armstrong on Bill Moyer’s Journal
Sunday, June 12, 2011 · Topics: compassion, religion, spirituality, videos
Karen Armstrong’s life was turned around by of all things, a footnote. When this former nun fled the convent and became a scholar of literature at Oxford, she thought she’d put all things theological well behind her. But, as the saying goes, if you want to make God laugh, tell Him, or Her, your plans. She became one of the foremost, and most original, thinkers on religion in our modern world. Her many popular books include studies of Muhammad and Islam, the crusades, the ambitiously titled A History of God and her latest, The Bible. A self-proclaimed “freelance monotheist,” Karen Armstrong is now on a mission to bring compassion, the heart of religion, as she sees it, back into modern life. · Go to Karen Armstrong on Bill Moyer’s Journal →
Hell
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 · Topics: fear, good-bad, religion, right-wrong
From Cosmic Variance blog at Discover magazine: Hell is an imaginary place invented by people who think that eternal torture for people they disapprove of would be a good idea. And it’s the rare religion that says “we approve of all good people, whether or not they share our religious beliefs.” Much more commonly, Hell is brought up to scare people away from deviating from a particular religious path. · Go to Hell →
Emile Durkheim (1858–1917)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 · Topics: religion, sociology, suicide
considered by many to be the father of sociology. He is credited with making sociology a science, and having made it part of the French academic curriculum as “Science Sociale”. During his lifetime, Emile Durkheim gave many lectures, and published an impressive number of sociological studies on subjects such as religion, suicide, and all aspects of society. · Go to Emile Durkheim (1858–1917) →
The science of religion — Where angels no longer fear to tread
Monday, May 19, 2008 · Topics: religion, science
From Economist.com: Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter · Go to The science of religion — Where angels no longer fear to tread →
Moral psychology and the misunderstanding of religion
Friday, October 5, 2007 · Topics: happiness, morality, religion
Jonathan Haidt studies morality from every angle he can find. Morality is one of those basic aspects of humanity, like sexuality and eating, that can’t fit into one or two academic fields. · Go to Moral psychology and the misunderstanding of religion →
Evolution, Religion and Free Will
Monday, June 11, 2007 · Topics: evolution, religion, research
From American Scientist Online: The most eminent evolutionary scientists have surprising views on how religion relates to evolution · Go to Evolution, Religion and Free Will →
Amazing Faith
Saturday, June 2, 2007 · Topics: religion, spirituality, texas
When it comes to faith, Texans are very devoted to their own and yet share an amazing amount of common ground on higher ground with others. · Go to Amazing Faith →
