For the modern world, it seems as if sexuality and spirituality have always been at odds. But what if the two are actually deeply connected? And what if science could prove this connection?
From neuroscientist Andrew Newberg, Sex, God, and the Brain argues that our religious and spiritual experiences derive directly from our sexual being. While others have speculated on a connection between religion and sex, Newberg is the first to demonstrate—with groundbreaking brain scan research gained through Orgasmic Meditation studies—that the underlying biological mechanism of religious, spiritual, and sexual experiences are identical.
With research technical enough for academics, but explained simply enough for the everyday reader, Sex, God, and the Brain, will reframe our understanding of the link between spirituality and sexuality.
Prologue: Sex and God
PART I: The Foundation
Chapter 1. In the Beginning…
Chapter 2. Rhythms and Rituals: What’s A Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Chapter 3. Myths and Sexuality
Chapter 4. Sexual Ecstasy and Spiritual Ecstasy
PART II: The Connection Between Sex, Spirituality, and Science
Chapter 5. Orgasmic Meditation: Making the Connection
Chapter 6. God Molecules and Sex Molecules
Chapter 7. The Spiritual Brain on Drugs
PART III: The Impact of the Connection—Good and Bad
Chapter 8. Sexual and Spiritual Addictions
Chapter 9. Psychology, Sexuality, and God
Chapter 10. The Dark Side of Sexuality and Religion
Chapter 11. Sexuality, Religion, and Violence
Chapter 12. Sexuality and the Development of Morality
Chapter 13. Compassion, Sex, and the Brain
Chapter 14. Male and Female Spirituality
Epilogue: Is Religion Afraid of Sex? And Should It Be?
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