Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality
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From the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating investigation of how science is seeking to answer the question that has puzzled humanity for generations: Can science explain God? The Washington Post - Christine Rosen In another writer's hands, much of the material in this book might have become fodder for ridicule…But throughout the book, one is struck by the humility Hagerty brings to her subject—something lacking in many contemporary debates over the meaning of faith and the existence of God—and her skepticism about the science offered up as proof of spiritual experience…Hagerty's engaging book poses a provocative challenge to anyone who has ever wondered where faith comes from, and what it can do for—and to—us.
Ch. 1 Crossing the Stream 1Ch. 2 The God Who Breaks and Enters 16Ch. 3 The Biology of Belief 45Ch. 4 The Triggers for God 63Ch. 5 Hunting for the God Gene 81Ch. 6 Isn't God a Trip? 104Ch. 7 Searching for the God Spot 134Ch. 8 Spiritual Virtuosos 164Ch. 9 Out of My Body or out of My Mind? 192Ch. 10 Are We Dead Yet? 216Ch. 11 A New Name for God 243Ch. 12 Paradigm Shifts 268Acknowledgments 287Notes 291Index 313
