Thinking Christianly #42 – Defenses of Neurotheology and Objections to Holistic Dualism: Chapters 7 and 8 of Have We Lost Our Minds
Aug 28, 2025
40:07
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapters 7 and 8 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What is the difference between valuing science and scientism?
- Was Dallas Willard a neurotheologian?
- Does neurotheology help people grow in Christlikeness?
- For the sake of simplicity, why not just understand persons as material beings?
- How can the body and soul interact if they are such different types of things?
- Wait, does this mean animals also have souls? Is that Biblical?
Resources mentioned during our conversation:
- Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
- Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
- A printable group discussion guide to Stan’s book can be found here.
- Thinking Christianly Episode #32: Having Better Conversations by Avoiding Logical Fallacies
- Thinking Christianly Episode #40: “The Unity of the Soul and Body”: Chapter 6 of Have We Lost Our Minds?