Faith in the Laboratory

What is the purpose of creation of the world? Can a person simultaneously feel that they are free and also feel that they have surrendered to the existence of a Creator? Is there a Faith Gene? What is the effect of faith on psychological health? Is religion a kind of obsession? How do the mind, body and spirit relate to one another? Where does science intervene with religion? How can religion be evidence-based? What is the physiological and psychological benefits gained through prayer and worship? While modern world counts on science and mind as the sole values and blesses them, the opportunity to remember science on the subject of faith and to draw a line connecting these two has been largely missed. In this book, Dr. Nevzat Tarhan takes a scientific approach to the subject of faith and emphasizes that a sincere faith and religious traditions rooted on it are beneficial for mental health. A must read for academics, counselors, theologians, psychologist and psychiatrists…