NDLI: The Promise of Neuroplasticity for Pastoral Care and Counseling

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Author	Bingaman, Kirk A.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This article continues the author’s exploration of the significance of recent neuroscientific research for pastoral care and counseling Bingaman (Pastoral Psychology 60:477–489, 2011), (Pastoral Psychology, 61:411-422, 2012) by focusing on the plasticity and malleability of the human brain. It makes the case for mindfulness meditation (e.g., Centering Prayer) as a means to lower activity in the amygdala and thereby calm the stress region of the brain. In light of evidence that such mindfulness practices are more effective in reducing anxiety than is a focus on right belief or correct doctrine the case is made for a paradigmatic turn (see Bingaman 2007, pp. 102–110; Bingaman (Pastoral Psychology, 61:411–422, 2012) toward neurotheology, which seeks to understand the relationship between the brain and theology. The article concludes that the revolutionary discoveries concerning neuroplasticity challenge the field of pastoral care and counseling to recognize the ability of contemplative-meditational practices to reduce anxiety and to produce long-term, possibly permanent changes in the neural pathways of the human brain.
Starting Page	549
Ending Page	560
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00312789
Journal	Pastoral Psychology
Volume Number	62
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15736679
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-02-05
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Neuroplasticity Andrew Newberg Daniel Siegel Mindfulness meditation Anxiety Centering Prayer Neurotheology Pastoral care and counseling Clinical Psychology Religious Studies Cross Cultural Psychology Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Religious Studies Social Psychology Applied Psychology

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