Is the Christian View of the Self Empirically Adequate? The Tradition and the Future

Many central creedal statements in Christianity presuppose the existence of a substantial self, even though Christian tradition has not always explicitly used this terminology. However, contemporary philosophy, traditional view been charged with empirical inadequacy, an objection often motivated by neuroscientific considerations. In paper, I examine adequacy from phenomenological perspective and emerging cognitive scientific perspectives that downplay or de-emphasize brain’s role cognition. argue neither supports fatal objections to explain how self can be synthesized some novel philosophical developments suggest continued relevance view.