Luke Jeffrey Janssen 
Soul-Searching 
The Evolution of Judeo-Christian Thinking on the Soul and the Afterlife

There are well over one hundred different views of the nature of human existence; though the Bible may rule out many of these, there still remains a large number that are all compatible with Scripture. The Bible never explicitly defines the nature of the soul or spirit, which is actually quite puzzling or even ironic, given that one major aim of Scripture is spiritual development and ultimate questions about the soul. In fact, Judeo-Christian thinking on those questions has been evolving over the course of four thousand years.
This book documents that evolution as a man named Abram left Babylon four thousand years ago, journeying through the lands and the philosophies of civilizations preceding him by many more thousands of years, while he and his descendants (both physical and spiritual) unpacked their understanding of our inner being–the human soul–and the afterlife. That journey is followed to the present day, and examines how a critically thinking Christian can embrace a theology of the human soul that is fully compatible with modern scientific findings, including explanations for consciousness, mind, and soul.

Mengenai Pengarang

Malcolm A. Jeeves is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at University of St Andrews, Scotland, Past President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the British Psychological Society. A pioneer in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and evolutionary psychology, he is the author of numerous books on science and faith.