It’s a long word, a neologism, that seeks to capture a cultural transformation that is both historically specific and socially profound, a shift in mentalities and practices cutting to the core of ...

The phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) has intrigued many people for decades due to the consistent similarities ...

A group of researchers at the University of Utah has launched a new project aimed at understanding how the brain operates in people with deep spiritual and religious beliefs. The Religious Brain ...

In my years of practice, I have had the honor of helping many individuals recognize and heal from religious trauma. As you can imagine, when something so sacred as religion is used in a way by the ...

SALT LAKE CITY - Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the University of Utah ...

Many people come to therapy upon the realization that their past or existing religion has left them with emotional trauma. They may say things like: “I feel intense guilt whenever I stray from the ...

Not long ago, a family member sent me a message linking my sexual orientation to painful events in our family history and describing my identity as spiritually disordered and in need of correction.

Since the advent of functional neuroimaging in the early 1990s, the temptation to peek into the brains of people praying, meditating, or speaking in tongues has been irresistible. As is often the case ...

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