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    The God-Shaped Brain: How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life

    By Timothy R. Jennings

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    What you believe about God actually changes your brain. Brain research in neuroscience has found that our thoughts and beliefs affect our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Mind and body are interrelated, and we are designed for healthy relationships of love and trust. When we understand God as good and loving, we flourish. Unfortunately, many of us have distorted images of God and mostly think of him in fearful, punitive ways. This leads us into unhealthy patterns of self-defeating behaviors and toxic relationships. But our lives can change when God renews our minds with a truer picture of him. Psychiatrist Tim Jennings unveils how our brains and bodies thrive when we have a healthy understanding of who God is. He dispels common misconceptions about God and shows how different God concepts affect the brain differently. Our brains can adapt, change, and rewire with redeemed thinking that frees us from unnecessary pain and suffering. Discover how neuroscience and Scripture come together to bring healing and transformation to our lives. This expanded edition now includes a study guide for individual reflection or group discussion, with questions for learning from Scripture, science and nature, and experience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateApr 18, 2017
    ISBN9780830892358
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    Timothy R. Jennings

    Timothy R. Jennings, MD, is a board-certified Christian psychiatrist, master psychopharmacologist, international speaker, a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a fellow of the Southern Psychiatric Association. His books include Could It Be This Simple? and The God-Shaped Brain. Dr. Jennings is president and founder of Come and Reason Ministries and has served as president of the Southern Psychiatric Association and Tennessee Psychiatric Association. He obtained his MD degree in 1990 from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee. He completed psychiatric residency at D.D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, and has served as the division psychiatrist for the 3rd Infantry Division. Dr. Jennings is married and lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he is in private practice.

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      Case studies, illustrations, Scripture and a layman's look at brain physiology are a few of the tools Dr Jennings uses to help us understand that "changing your view of God transforms your life."----A few thoughts from the text:"What you believe about God actually changes your brain.""Brain research has found that our thoughts and beliefs affect our physical, mental and spiritual health.""While we have power over what we believe, what we believe holds power over us too---power to heal and power to destroy.""When we finally remove the distortions of God from our mind....when we finally return to the truth of God's template of love, and enter into that unity of trust with Him,he will not only cleanse our characters but will also come again and cleanse His universe from fear and selfishness."-------The addendum is putting it all together---simple steps to a healthy brain.In the action plan, we take responsibility for our lives, rewire with "redeemed thinking" and" take our relationship with God to the next level."★ ★ ★ ★

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