Rebecca Sachs Norris, religion professor at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., argues that religious states are transmitted and learned through the body, that particular qualities of perception and memory are necessary for this process and that neurobiology and cognitive science provide material to support this claim. Scientific and experiential perspectives, she says, can coexist. She co-edited Religion and the Body: Modern Science and the Construction of Religious Meaning (Brill, 2012).
| Website | http://www.merrimack.edu/live/profiles/349-rebecca-norris |
| Email address | Norrisr@merrimack.edu |
| Phone number | 978-837-5188 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, education, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | Massachusetts, United States of America |
| Faiths | Christianity |
| Languages | English |