The Science and Theology of Dreams
Although dreams were an important theological topic for the early Christians and the Church Fathers, there has been less Christian theological work on dreams in the modern era. I argue that dreams of the OT/NT should be treated together with visions, and that these dreams/visions are rooted in REM...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2018]
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Theology and science
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 484-497 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science HA Bible NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Visions B prophesy B Old Testament B New Testament B Dreams B REM sleep |
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| Summary: | Although dreams were an important theological topic for the early Christians and the Church Fathers, there has been less Christian theological work on dreams in the modern era. I argue that dreams of the OT/NT should be treated together with visions, and that these dreams/visions are rooted in REM neurobiology and are manifestations of the utilization of the higher capacities of the mind/brain/soul that allow the individual to access information not otherwise available to the waking mind. Thus knowledge derived from dreams/visions should be (after appropriate discernment criteria are applied) treated as an ongoing and additional source for revelation. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2018.1525227 |