Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson, M.D.

Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life . . .

"Integrating new findings in neuroscience and attachment with Christian spirituality, Dr. Thompson reveals how it is possible to rewire your mind, altering your brain patterns and literally making you more like the person God intended you to be. Explaining discoveries about the brain in layman’s terms, he shows how you can be mentally transformed through spiritual practices, interaction with Scripture, and connections with other people."

I took psychology class in college a long time ago but I still struggled with the good doctors “layman’s” terms.  I understand the concept of what he was trying to say but I found the first half of the book to be very repetitive and drawn out.  It was painfully slow to read because I was having a hard time staying interested.  While weaving in and out with attachment issue studies, how to ‘rewire’ your brain to adjust or renew to ‘heal’ these neuro routes that have been paved, and briefly tying in the Christian aspect of it I was able to gain some speed reading the case or people studies…Those were interesting.

Parts of this book were very enlightening but there was a lot to wade through.  I also feel that some of the scripture were taken out of context and some of the theology used was not correct, or faulty.

My suggestion is to thumb to the back and read the Epilogue first…after that you will probably know if this is a book you will enjoy.  Personally I don’t recommend reading it unless neuroscience is a high interest to you.

(This book was provided for review by Tyndale House Publishers.)