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how we are designed to connect, serve and thrive

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An edition of What your body knows about God (2014)

What your body knows about God

how we are designed to connect, serve and thrive

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Have you ever had an experience where you felt particularly aware of God? If God is real, and we are created in God's image, then it makes sense that our minds and bodies would be designed with the perceptive ability to sense and experience God. Scientists are now discovering ways that our bodies are designed to connect with God. Brain research shows that our brain systems are wired to enable us to have spiritual experiences. The spiritual circuits that are used in prayer or worship are also involved in developing compassion for others. Our bodies have actually been created to love God and serve our neighbors. Award-winning journalist Rob Moll chronicles the fascinating ways in which our brains and bodies interact with God and spiritual realities. He reports on neuroscience findings that show how our brains actually change and adapt when engaged in spiritual practices. We live longer, healthier, happier and more fulfilling lives when we cultivate the biological spiritual capacity that puts us in touch with God. God has created our bodies to fulfill the Great Commandment; we are hardwired to commune with God and to have compassion and community with other people. Moll explores the neuroscience of prayer, how liturgy helps us worship, why loving God causes us to love others, and how a life of love and service leads to the abundant life for which we were created. Just as our physical bodies require exercise to stay healthy, so too can spiritual exercises and practices revitalize our awareness of God. Heighten your spiritual senses and discover how you have been designed for physical and spiritual flourishing.

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Publisher
IVP, IVP Books
Language
English
Pages
215

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Table of Contents

Created for communion
Spiritual bodies
Prayer, this is your brain on God
Born connectors
Monkey see, monkey do
Life together
Wired for intimacy
Strength in weakness
Spiritual growth
Practicing the disciplines
Worship: engaging the senses
Acts of service
The difference it makes
Neuro-transformation
The great physician
Going public with the good life.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
233/.5
Library of Congress
BT741.3 .M65, BT741.3 .M65 2014, BT741.3.M65 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
215 pages
Number of pages
215

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28676848M
ISBN 13
9780830836772
LCCN
2014024732
OCLC/WorldCat
880199867

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL21176576W

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