Enhancing Christian Life

How Extended Cognition Augments Religious Community

2020 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, Science & Technology (Adult Nonfiction)
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According to psychologists Brad Strawn and Warren Brown, it's time to rethink the Christian life in light of current research on the human mind, particularly with a deeper understanding of the process called "extended cognition." Using insights from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, they argue that persons must be understood as not only embodied and embedded within particular contexts, but also extended beyond the body to encompass aspects of the physical and social world.