Neurotheology and the Biology of Spiritual Experience with Shaleen Kendrick

About this episode

Ilia Delio speaks with neurotheologian Shaleen Kendrick about the intersection of neuroscience and spiritual experience.

In this episode of Hunger for Wholeness, Ilia Delio speaks with neurotheologian Shaleen Kendrick about neuroscience, contemplative practice, and the biology of spiritual experience. Shaleen shares her journey from conservative evangelical ministry through deconstruction, suffering, and contemplative prayer into the emerging field of neurotheology. Together, Ilia and Shaleen explore how religious experience is not separate from the body but mediated through it. They consider how God-language, ...

People in this episode

Host: Ilia Delio

Guest: Shaleen Kendrick

Topics covered

• neurotheology
• spiritual experience
• contemplative practice
• religious experience
• biology of spirituality

Keywords

• neurotheology
• spiritual experience
• contemplative prayer
• religion
• biology
• evangelical ministry
• deconstruction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Christogenesis

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