At CMAC, our research focuses on the mind-culture nexus. A significant part of that research involves studying religion and its role within that nexus, but there are many ways to study religion. What does it mean to engage in the scientific…
The academic journal Religion, Brain, & Behavior, co-sponsored by CMAC’s Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion (IBCSR) since its founding in 2011, has had a major impact on the scientific study of religion. What does a typical journal issue…
Edited by Yair Lior and Justin Lane Overview The past two decades have seen a growing interest in evolutionary and scientific approaches to religion. The Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Approaches to Religion is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems…
Cognitive Science of Religion The Colloquium, convened by Dr. Wesley J. Wildman, meets weekly for interdisciplinary discussions of the scientific study of religion. The group is a friendly and supportive environment for people making their way in the scientific study…
In April 2011, the first issue of Religion, Brain & Behavior was published by Taylor & Francis, adorned then as today with William Blake’s “Web of Religion”. The journal provides “a vehicle for the advancement of current biological approaches to understanding religion…
Keynote Address to the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion, August 12, 2018 Dr. Wesley J. Wildman CMAC Executive Director Dr. Wesley J. Wildman gave the following keynote lecture at the 2018 International Association for the Cognitive Science…