{"product_id":"the-synaptic-gospel-9780761857860","title":"The Synaptic Gospel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Christopher D. Rodkey asks how the brain worships and responds by engaging ideas from neurological science, philosophy, ritual theory, and religious education. From this exploration, two new paradigms for pastoral ministry emerge. First, Rodkey proposes a pan-generational principle, advocating an empathy-based approach for fostering faith communities, a principle that is radically inclusive to all generations. Second, Rodkey argues that worship and religious education should converge to include a shared goal of teaching individuals to live liturgically. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Synaptic Gospel, Rodkey argues that living and thinking liturgically are learned behaviors that may be promoted through pan-generational worship. The book concludes with a special emphasis on practical suggestions for youth ministry. The Synaptic Gospel will prove to be a useful theoretical tool for pastors, religious educators, youth ministers, church music professionals, and seminary students. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments and an Opening Apology \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, Problems, and Methodologies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two\u003cbr\u003eWorshiping Communities as Circles of Empathy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three\u003cbr\u003eThe Neuroscience of Emotion and Feeling \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four\u003cbr\u003eThe Neurology of Worship \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five\u003cbr\u003eWorship as Religious Education \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six\u003cbr\u003eAn Ecology of Liturgy: Habituating Liturgically with Youth \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037868687703,"sku":"9780761857860","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761857860.jpg?v=1750937930","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-synaptic-gospel-9780761857860","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}