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Modeling Religion

Author : Wesley J. Wildman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350367311
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Modeling Religion written by Wesley J. Wildman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What role has religion played in the major civilizational transformations associated with the Neolithic Revolution, the Axial Age, and Modernity? This book introduces new methodological tools and material insights for guiding conversations about these debates. The authors introduce a new branch of computational humanities, using computational modeling to simulate civilizational transformations. They integrate multiple theories across many disciplines, including the scientific study of religion, and evaluate the relative importance of those causal theories in processes of civilizational change. Materially, the book sheds new light on major debates among historians, archaeologists, and other social theorists on the role of religion within these major transitions. The book tackles the urgent question of what sort of civilizational transformations might be possible in a world where the influence and significance of religion continues to decline wherever technology, education, freedom, and cultural pluralism are most advanced.

Understanding Religion Through Artificial Intelligence

Author : Justin E. Lane
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350103551
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Modeling the Future of Religion in America

Author : Stephanie Kramer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997419092
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Modeling the Future of Religion in America written by Stephanie Kramer and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

What Is God?

Author : Thomas B. Sheridan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990447122
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book What Is God? written by Thomas B. Sheridan and published by . This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the concept of God, not from the perspective of any religious tradition, but rather as belief in a supernatural entity as has prevailed through the ages. The book's unique perspective is to ask what can be modeled in denotative language (much as modeling in science, medicine and modern professions) in contrast to connotative language (e.g., myth, metaphor, art and music). It adopts the assumption of model-based reality, as currently prevalent in physics and some branches of philosophy. That criterion means an entity can be called real for public discourse purposes only to the extent that a credible model can be made of what the entity is or how it works (as contrasted to the private reality of thoughts, perceptions or dreams.) "It is rare to see the ultimate question of God as prime mover examined as a problem open to rigorous scientific inquiry. Thomas Sheridan has now done it with admirable clarity." -Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of the The Meaning of Human Existence (2014). "Sheridan's argument supporting atheism is different and unique. It is a scholarly, scientific argument, rather than an emotional one. It should be included in every library collection focused on human belief systems." -David G. Gil, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy, Brandeis University. "The book is well written, well-organized, comprehensive, informative, and unique. I am not aware of similar books in the literature." -Victor Stenger, Author of God, the Failed Hypothesis, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Hawaii and Visiting Fellow in Philosophy, University of Colorado. "A novel addition to what one might call 'quantitative theology', raising some interesting ideas about the relation of science to religion. It also provides a concise summary of the history of religion and ideas, and an excellent summary both of scientific method and scientific modeling. The latter alone makes the book worth buying." -Neville Moray, Professor Emeritus of Applied Cognitive Psychology, University of Surrey, UK. "Prof. Sheridan's work provides a new and interesting perspective from which to view this topic. The section on Modeling (what it is and how it works) is an achievement of clarity. He also approaches this highly flammable topic without a polemical edge." -Jay Reuscher, Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Georgetown University

Modeling God

Author : J G Lenhart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933204413
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Modeling God written by J G Lenhart and published by . This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over twenty years, JG Lenhart has used four principles to solve multi-million dollar problems and create predictive models. In "Modeling God", he quickly shows how these four principles (Modeletics(tm)) prove God's existence and identity. The rest of the book shows how all of God's characteristics are a result of God's identity. Understanding God's identity is a cause resulting in being able to take direction from God more clearly and more often. Religion and science are supposed to work together. Religion is a belief system (worldview). Science is not a worldview. Science is a tool for determining truth. Religion has always used science to determine truth. Throughout history, every mistake that has ever been made in politics, economics, religion, science, medicine, etc. can be traced to one or more of these principles being misapplied. In fact, every misinterpretation of the Bible can be traced back to a misapplication of Modeletics(tm). Currently, everyone applies these four principles perfectly to everyone else. However, every one of us avoids applying Modeletics(tm) to ourselves. These four principles go beyond apologetics which is defensive and based on what you already know. Modeletics(tm) will fix your wrong thought patterns. It will identify truth and increase your understanding. "Modeling God" shows how to intentionally work on the causes that lead to the effects we all desire: peace, joy, humility, love, forgiveness, mercy, righteousness, etc.

Human Simulation: Perspectives, Insights, and Applications

Author : Saikou Y. Diallo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303017090X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Human Simulation: Perspectives, Insights, and Applications written by Saikou Y. Diallo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uniquely inspirational and practical book explores human simulation, which is the application of computational modeling and simulation to research subjects in the humanities disciplines. It delves into the fascinating process of collaboration among experts who usually don’t have much to do with one another – computer engineers and humanities scholars – from the perspective of the humanities scholars. It also explains the process of developing models and simulations in these interdisciplinary teams. Each chapter takes the reader on a journey, presenting a specific theory about the human condition, a model of that theory, discussion of its implementation, analysis of its results, and an account of the collaborative experience. Contributing authors with different fields of expertise share how each model was validated, discuss relevant datasets, explain development strategies, and frankly discuss the ups and downs of the process of collaborative development. Readers are given access to the models and will also gain new perspectives from the authors’ findings, experiences, and recommendations. Today we are in the early phases of an information revolution, combining access to vast computing resources, large amounts of human data through social media, and an unprecedented richness of methods and tools to capture, analyze, explore, and test hypotheses and theories of all kinds. Thus, this book’s insights will be valuable not only to students and scholars of humanities subjects, but also to the general reader and researchers from other disciplines who are intrigued by the expansion of the information revolution all the way into the humanities departments of modern universities.

In Our Own Image

Author : Wesley J. Wildman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198815999
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book In Our Own Image written by Wesley J. Wildman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study provides a comprehensive systematic classification, comparison, and evaluation of the major classes of theories of ultimate reality. It offers compelling analyses of anthropomorphism and apophaticism, including tracing multiple dimensions of anthropomorphism in various models of ultimate reality.

Modeling Jesus: Walking Single-Minded in a Double-Minded World

Author : Brad Climer
Publisher : Single Minded
ISBN 13 : 9780578237060
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Modeling Jesus: Walking Single-Minded in a Double-Minded World written by Brad Climer and published by Single Minded. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have a clear-cut heaven-sent formula for working through the issues, problems, and even the opportunities continuously presented to us. We will never get out of making decisions or fighting "giants" while we live on this earth, but our heavenly Father sent His Son to model a life of overcoming for us. Now, with the help of Holy Spirit, we can have victory and find the solutions needed to fulfill our calling on earth. By modeling Jesus, we can provide the answer for not only our families, but also the multitudes around us who are quickly losing hope. We can bring light to the darkness that is so prevalent today. This book shows us how walking "single-mindedly" gives us the ability to help ourselves and then others. Only when we walk a lit path can we make a difference in this world. Our Father provides the light, but it's up to us to walk it with Him.

Methods for Studying Video Games and Religion

Author : Vít Šisler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315518325
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Methods for Studying Video Games and Religion written by Vít Šisler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game studies has been an understudied area within the emerging field of digital media and religion. Video games can reflect, reject, or reconfigure traditionally held religious ideas and often serve as sources for the production of religious practices and ideas. This collection of essays presents a broad range of influential methodological approaches that illuminate how and why video games shape the construction of religious beliefs and practices, and also situates such research within the wider discourse on how digital media intersect with the religious worlds of the 21st century. Each chapter discusses a particular method and its theoretical background, summarizes existing research, and provides a practical case study that demonstrates how the method specifically contributes to the wider study of video games and religion. Featuring contributions from leading and emerging scholars of religion and digital gaming, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in the areas of digital culture, new media, religious studies, and game studies across a wide range of disciplines.

Models of God and Alternative Ultimate Realities

Author : Jeanine Diller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400752199
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Models of God and Alternative Ultimate Realities written by Jeanine Diller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The envisioned volume is a collection of recent essays about the philosophical exploration, critique and comparison of (a) the major philosophical models of God, gods and other ultimate realities implicit in the world’s philosophical schools and religions, and of (b) the ideas of such models and doing such modeling per se. The aim is to identify exactly what a model of ultimate reality is; create a comprehensive and accessible collection of extant models; and determine how best, philosophically, to model ultimate reality, if possible and desirable.

The Cognitive Science of Religion

Author : Asst Prof James A. Van Slyke
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409481654
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Cognitive Science of Religion written by Asst Prof James A. Van Slyke and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cognitive science of religion is a relatively new academic field in the study of the origins and causes of religious belief and behaviour. The focal point of empirical research is the role of basic human cognitive functions in the formation and transmission of religious beliefs. However, many theologians and religious scholars are concerned that this perspective will reduce and replace explanations based in religious traditions, beliefs, and values. This book attempts to bridge the reductionist divide between science and religion through examination and critique of different aspects of the cognitive science of religion and offers a conciliatory approach that investigates the multiple causal factors involved in the emergence of religion.

The Minds of Gods

Author : Benjamin Grant Purzycki
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350265713
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Minds of Gods written by Benjamin Grant Purzycki and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are humans obsessed with divine minds? What do gods know and what do they care about? What happens to us and our relationships when gods are involved? Drawing from neuroscience, evolutionary, cultural, and applied anthropology, social psychology, religious studies, philosophy, technology, and cognitive and political sciences, The Minds of Gods probes these questions from a multitude of naturalistic perspectives. Each chapter offers brief intellectual histories of their topics, summarizes current cutting-edge questions in the field, and points to areas in need of attention from future researchers. Through an innovative theoretical framework that combines evolutionary and cognitive approaches to religion, this book brings together otherwise disparate literatures to focus on a topic that has comprised a lasting, central obsession of our species.

Religion, Theory, Critique

Author : Richard King
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231518242
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Theory, Critique written by Richard King and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and classical theories as well as non-Western cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, this anthology emphasizes the dynamic relationship between "religion" as an object of study and different methodological approaches and openly addresses the question of the manifold ways in which "religion," "secular," and "culture" are imagined within different disciplinary horizons. This volume is the first textbook which seeks to engage discussion of classical approaches with contemporary cultural and critical theories. Contributors write on the influence of the natural sciences in the study of religion; the role of European Christianity in modeling theories of religion; religious experience and the interface with cognitive science; the structure and function of religious language; the social-scientific study of religion; ritual in religion; the phenomenology of religion; critical theory and religion; embodiment and religion; the impact of colonialism and modernity; theorizing religion in terms of race and ethnicity; links among religion, nationalism, and globalization; the interplay of gender, sex, and religion; and religion and the environment. Each chapter introduces the topic, identifies key theorists and issues, and respects the pluralistic nature of the scholarship in the field. Altogether, this collection scrutinizes the explicit and implicit assumptions theorists make about religion as an object of analysis.

Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Second Edition

Author : Raymond F. Paloutzian
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462520537
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Second Edition written by Raymond F. Paloutzian and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paloutzian (experimental and social psychology, Westmont College) and Park (psychology, U. of Connecticut) provide a 33-chapter handbook on the psychology of religion and spirituality, for social and clinical psychologists, pastoral counselors, and students and researchers in psychology and religious studies. Psychologists and a few religious studies specialists from the US and some countries in Europe address the foundations, including definitions, core issues, measurement assessment, research methods, psychodynamic psychology and religion, and evolutionary psychology as a foundation for the psychology of religion; religious and spiritual development across the lifespan; and the neural and cognitive bases of religion and connections to emotion, personality, culture, and social behavior. They discuss religious practices and rituals, conversion experiences, prayer, spiritual struggles, fundamentalism, forgiveness, values, and morality, and implications for individual and collective well-being in terms of health, mental health, coping, psychotherapy, workplace spirituality research, terrorism, and other areas. New topics in this edition include cross-cultural issues, spiritual goals, emotional values, and mindfulness. Most chapters have been redesigned or rewritten, with 25 new and eight revised chapters. The main themes of the book are more integrated, and the introductory and concluding chapters argue that the application of religious meaning systems and the multilevel interdisciplinary paradigm can allow reconceptualization of the field and expand research. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Understanding Religion Through Artificial Intelligence

Author : Justin E. Lane
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350103578
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Religion Through Artificial Intelligence written by Justin E. Lane and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Understanding Religion through Artificial Intelligence, Justin E. Lane looks at the reasons why humans feel they are part of a religious group, despite often being removed from other group members by vast distances or multiple generations. To achieve this, Lane offers a new perspective that integrates religious studies with psychology, anthropology, and data science, as well as with research at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence (AI). After providing a critical analysis of approaches to religion and social cohesion, Lane proposes a new model for religious studies, which he calls the “Information Identity System.” This model focuses on the idea of conceptual ties: links between an individual's self-concept and the ancient beliefs of their religious group. Lane explores this idea through real-world examples, ranging from the rise in global Pentecostalism, to religious extremism and self-radicalization, to the effect of 9/11 on sermons. Lane uses this lens to show how we can understand religion and culture today, and how we can better contextualize the changes we see in the social world around us.

Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Second Edition

Author : Raymond F. Paloutzian
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1462510132
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Second Edition written by Raymond F. Paloutzian and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this volume comprehensively examines the psychological processes associated with religion and spirituality. Leading scholars from multiple psychological subdisciplines present developmental, cognitive, social psychological, cultural, and clinical perspectives on this core aspect of human experience. The forms and functions of religious practices and rituals, conversion experiences, and spiritual struggles are explored. Other key topics include religion as a meaning system, religious influences on prosocial and antisocial behavior, and connections to health, coping, and psychotherapy. New to This Edition *Two chapters on cross-cultural issues. *Chapters on spiritual goals, emotional values, and mindfulness. *Reflects significant theoretical and empirical developments in the field. *Many new authors and extensively revised chapters. *Robust index amplifies the volume's usefulness as a reference tool. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title

The Thing about Religion

Author : David Morgan
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469662841
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book The Thing about Religion written by David Morgan and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common views of religion typically focus on the beliefs and meanings derived from revealed scriptures, ideas, and doctrines. David Morgan has led the way in radically broadening that framework to encompass the understanding that religions are fundamentally embodied, material forms of practice. This concise primer shows readers how to study what has come to be termed material religion—the ways religious meaning is enacted in the material world. Material religion includes the things people wear, eat, sing, touch, look at, create, and avoid. It also encompasses the places where religion and the social realities of everyday life, including gender, class, and race, intersect in physical ways. This interdisciplinary approach brings religious studies into conversation with art history, anthropology, and other fields. In the book, Morgan lays out a range of theories, terms, and concepts and shows how they work together to center materiality in the study of religion. Integrating carefully curated visual evidence, Morgan then applies these ideas and methods to case studies across a variety of religious traditions, modeling step-by-step analysis and emphasizing the importance of historical context. The Thing about Religion will be an essential tool for experts and students alike. Two free, downloadable course syllabi created by the author are available online.