Neuroscience Education in Theological Training
Neuroscience Education in Theological Training
Project Summary
The aims of this project are to foster dialogue between religion and science at STM, and thus enhance the intellectual growth and ministerial effectiveness of our students.
Approach
We achieved these aims in three ways:
[1] by revising five core courses, which reached over 85 STM students, to include substantial, new sections on science;
[2] sponsoring student centered activities, such as an essay competition and a book club, on the integration of ministerial theology and science; and,
[3] holding an on-campus talk on neurospirituality by a Harvard Medical School neurologist.
Facts & Figures
85+
Students took revised courses
Conference: Lumen et Vita
80
Students attended
$400
Prizes awarded for the 3 best student essays
Half the attendees came from outside Boston College, including students from the following institutions: Boston University, Harvard University, Marquette University, University of Toronto, University of Notre Dame, Villanova University, Seoul National University, Ateneo de Manila in the Philippines, Loyola Marymount University, and Arizona State University
