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Title: Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith
ISBN: 0767926579
Author:
George Vaillant
Publicate Date: 2008-05-20
Publish: 2008-05-20
List Price: $24.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: The Beauty of Connection
Spiritual Evolution is really a book about what binds us together. Religions have historically done some great things, but have also spread violence and segregation in the name of truth. Vaillant's heart-filled and wise book addresses what is universally good and true about all spiritual practice, and does so in a way that will inspire you to spread love, joy, and forgiveness.
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2: Legitimate science and spirituality!
If you are ready to explore new discoveries connecting spirituality and neuroscience, and have an expert collect them, summarize them and make them not only readable but meaningful, read this book.
As the jacket cover of this terrific book says, "Dr. Vaillant lays out a brilliant defense not of organized religion, but of man's inherent spirituality." He finds that the positive emotions of love, joy, hope and forgiveness are rooted in the evolution of the human brain. He predicts that our spiritual evolution will continue, and quotes published research in neuroscience and related fields that support this idea.
His writing is informative, clever and witty, filled with humanity, compassion, and the wisdom of a scholar with a deep commitment to understanding how the tapestries of human connection and spirituality are interwoven.
He is justifiably well-known for scholarly publications derived from his direction of the Harvard study of adult development for 35 years, his work in alcoholism, and his willingness to integrate diverse points of view.
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3: A whole new view of spirituality!
This book is one of the most interesting explaination of what makes us grow spirituality. I have been a student of positive thinking and I know from 60 years of experience, that when our intention is focused on the positive, we can face the ups and downs of life much easier and this creates a strong faith to overcome the next issue that pops up!
Jesus Christ knew how to do this. He only saw the good but he did recognize the need for healing.
Haveing over come years of depression through the power of positive thought this book explaines how our brain works and how positive thinking can help us to become whole again.
I would like to know about more books written by Vailant for it has helped me much even though I am mostly a right brain person.
Great help to me and I know it will be to others. Reverend Ruthann LeBlanc
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4: Science is finally catching up!
Harvard Psychiatrist George Vaillant has made a major contribution to the research into mental and emotional health with his findings published in this new book. I am quoting him in several papers I have just written on this new genre of expanding spirituality. Finally, we are taking the experience of spirituality out of the neocortex of the brain where we "talk" about it and into the limbic brain where we "feel" it. And, as Vaillant explains -- we do it with positive emotion -- compassion, love, forgiveness, awe, hope, faith/trust and gratitude. This is an intelligent read and great contribution!
Barbara Harris Whitfield, author of The Power of Humility, and The Natural Soul (Sterlinghouse, 2009)
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5: Pleasant read, but somewhat slow
Recommended by a friend of mine who heard the author's NPR interview, I purchased the book right away since I was really confused between being religious and spiritual. This book presented very satisfactory answers that you could be spiritually mature and full of positive emotions without submitting yourself to one particular religious community. Based on decades of adult study and research, the author has a lot to tell you about how positive emotions has been playing an important role in human evolution and an individual's life. However, the book seems somewhat slow and throws in many brain related terms that are kind of distracting. But, if this is the topic that's been bothering you deep inside, I strongly recommend it.
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