What is the Soul? Recovering Human Personhood in a Scientific Age.

by J.P. Moreland

Paperback, 64 pages Published 2002 by RZIM

Genres: Philosophy

63 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

J.P. Moreland is the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University in La Mirada, California. He has four earned degrees: a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Missouri, a Th.M. in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, an M. A. in philosophy from the University of California-Riverside, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Southern California.

He has co-planted three churches, spoken and debated on over 175 college campuses around the country, and served with Campus Crusade for Christ for 10 years. For eight years, he served as a bioethicist for PersonaCare Nursing Homes, Inc. headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

His ideas have been covered by both popular religious and non-religious outlets, including the New Scientist and PBS’s “Closer to Truth,” Christianity Today and WORLD magazine. He has authored or co-authored 30 books, and published over 70 articles in journals, which include Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, American Philosophical Quarterly, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, Philosophia Christi, and Faith and Philosophy.

Reviews

[Christopher David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good brief book looking at the modern attack on the concept of soul and analysing the two possible theories - a dualism and physicalism. While technical, Moreland does a good job to present the scientific and philosophical arguments for both cases and best evaluate them from a Biblical perspective. A good read for anyone wondering what is human personhood in the postmodern age.

[J.C.Valdovinos · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good book that teaches you the basics, not groundbreaking, but a good read to learn what the soul is and what is required to understand the needed philosophical terms and positions to truly live well with the knowledge gained from the book.