Theology has traditionally taught the duality of man, composed of a material body and an immaterial soul which survives the destruction of the body.
From such a perspective, the inner springs of personal life reside in what is not accessible to the senses.
However, advances in neuroscience highlight the deep links between the neuronal-cerebral functioning of the body and the functions traditionally attributed to the soul: rationality, emotions, character, even religious experience.
Body-soul dualism is also attacked on the biblical front: many contemporary theologians consider the idea of an immortal soul to be more Greek than biblical.
Is the classic representation of the human being still acceptable today?
Authors :
Henri Blocher, Jacques Buchhold, Bernard Huck, Lydia Jaeger, Charly Marilleau, Émile Nicole, Alain Nisus, Christophe Paya, Peter Clarke, Cyrille Michon
ISBN: 9782755000962