In the third of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway explains the distinction between maturationally natural capacities and practiced naturalness.
In the fourth of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway highlights two systems of thought that form our religious beliefs.
In the fifth of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway examines two kinds of belief related to our spiritual and religious thinking.
In the sixth of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway explores the ways reflective and non-reflective beliefs are interrelated.
In the seventh of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway talks about the common frustrations we might have about wanting to change people’s behaviors and reflects on finding ways to tap into people’s intuitive belief systems.
In the eighth of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway encourages those who teach or lead to distinguish between people’s different levels of belief in order to best walk alongside them.
In the last of nine videos on “The Cognitive Sciences and Belief,” Kutter Callaway summarizes how understanding the cognitive sciences in relation to our faith helps ministry leaders in areas of teaching and discipleship.
In the first of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King shares how the psychological sciences help us understand our narratives and identities—and how to thrive in them.
In the second of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King reflects on the Christian’s participation in God’s ongoing work in the world.
In the third of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King explains how humans develop in relationship to the contexts we inhabit.
In the fourth of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King shares how understanding developmental systems for different groups helps us care more effectively for those we serve.
In the fifth of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King talks about practices that assist in emotional regulation—and about how such regulation is important for us as we help others.
In the sixth of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King describes the constant gap between our human capacities and the world around us, as well as how we bridge these gaps with our capacities to learn and adapt.
In the last of seven videos on “The Science of Thriving,” Pamela Ebstyne King reflects on how the psychological sciences help us reach the ends that theology and faith identify.
In the first of six videos on “Complex Dynamical Systems,” Warren S. Brown introduces how neuroscience helps us have an embodied understanding of the nature of persons.
In the second of six videos on “Complex Dynamical Systems,” Warren S. Brown describes people as complex systems that are organized in deep relationality.
In the third of six videos on “Complex Dynamical Systems,” Warren S. Brown shares about how persons’ lives are built through continuous reorganizing and adapting in the face of new situations.
In the fourth of six videos on “Complex Dynamical Systems,” Warren S. Brown explains how certain catastrophes cause major reorganizations of ourselves and our experiences—and how the Christian life is one such reorganization.
In the fifth of six videos on “Complex Dynamical Systems,” Warren S. Brown cautions that overly abstract theological and philosophical discussions can become too disconnected from humans’ real and embodied nature and experience.
In the last of six videos on “Complex Dynamical Systems,” Warren S. Brown reflects on the church as a network of interactive persons informing and forming one another in a way that reflects the gospel.
Robert Emmons introduces the history of gratitude research and shares about the multifaceted positive outcomes gratitude has on individuals and communities.