What does the Bible have to say about our human senses? How can neuroscience and our faith help us to understand these senses?
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Professor Stephen Gomez is an award-winning neuroscientist and Catholic catechist. In this series of articles he shares his expertise inspired by his new book – ‘God of Our Senses’. He helps us to explore sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell by blending physiological science with Christian biblical and spiritual reflection. He goes beyond familiar Bible stories to reveal how our senses work on a physiological level, showing that our biology echoes the wonder of God’s creation.
Our Faith is full of sensory experiences. Christianity is lived through our mortal bodies. The Bible shows us how our senses are gifts from God connecting us in this embodied world. By paying more attention to our senses we can deepen prayer, worship and Christian living.
What do the Bible and neuroscience say about hearing? An exploration of the physical and spiritual sense of hearing.
