1st Edition
God, Souls, and Consciousness Deconditioning the Mind from Naturalism
Introduction
Part 1: Visions of the World
1. Two Images of Mind and World
2. Considering Cartesianism: Deconditioning through Descartes
3. A few Arguments for Cartesian Minds
Part 2: Naturalistic Options
4. Theistic Alternative: Blending Theism and Naturalism
5. Keeping Theism SuperNatural: Considering Cartesian Theism and Ultimate Reality
Part 3: Theistic Paradigm and Methodology
6. Continuing Deconditioning and Theistic Options
7. NDE’s, OBE’s, and Deconditioning of the Mind
8. Theistic-Dualism and Methodological Dualism
Conclusion: Beyond the Conditioning of Naturalism
Biography
Joshua R. Farris is an Anglican priest, canon theologian, visiting research professor at Ruhr University Bochum, and professor at Kairos University. He is the director of Soul Science Ministries. He has recently published The Creation of Self and is co-editor of The Origin of the Soul.
“The problems of mind and consciousness and their ultimate (divine?) source are perennial ones. Farris is on the cutting edge of this discussion in current analytic philosophy. In this book, he lays out the options and suggests a Cartesian solution in a manner that will capture the interest of every philosophical and theological reader. Highly recommended.”
Matthew Levering, James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary, USA
