Head and heart : perspectives from religion and psychology / / edited by Fraser Watts and Geoff Dumbreck

• Pubblicazione: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.1/9
• Soggetto topico: Psychology, Religious
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WattsFraser N DumbreckGeoff
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part 1. Theology -- part 2. Psychology -- part 3. Application -- part 4. Integration.
• Sommario/riassunto: Theologians and religious figures often draw a distinction between religion of the '"head" and religion of the "heart," but few stop to ask what the terms "head" and "heart" actually denote. Many assume that this distinction has a scriptural basis, and yet many Biblical authors used the word "heart" as a synonym for "mind." In fact, there isn't a strict separation of the two concepts until the modern period, as in Pascal's famous claim that "the heart has its reasons that reason can not know." Since then, many other philosophers and theologians have made a similar distinction.The fact that thi
• Titolo autorizzato: Head and heart
• ISBN: 1-59947-448-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452862803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II