Am I Just My Brain?

Modern research is uncovering more and more detail of what our brain is and how it works. We are living, thinking creatures who carry around with us an amazing organic supercomputer in our heads.

But what is the relationship between our brains and our minds-and ultimately our sense of identity as a person? Are we more than machines? Is free-will an illusion? Do we have a soul?

Brain scientist Sharon Dirckx lays out the current understanding of who we are from biologists, philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and points towards a bigger picture, that suggests answers to the fundamental questions of our existence. Not just "What am I?", but "Who am I?" – and "Why am I?"

Read this book to gain valuable insight into what modern research is telling us about ourselves, or to give a sceptical friend to challenge the idea that we are merely material beings living in a material world.

Available in paperback, eBook and Audiobook, and various translations.

“This book is for the open-minded, and will enrich the reader whatever their worldview.

I wholeheartedly recommend it. “

Professor John C. Lennox, University of Oxford

More Resources.

  • Am I Just My Brain? Facing the Canon with Sharon Dirckx

    J.John recently sat down with speaker, author and former neuroscientist, Sharon Dirckx, to learn about her journey of faith and ministry. They discuss many of life’s important questions such as ‘are we just our brain?’ and even explore topics such as near-death experiences.

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  • Who am I? Am I just my brain? Open Forum Lecture

    Some would claim that I am simply the sum of electrical impulses in my brain. Is this really the conclusion of modern science or might there be something more to personhood?

    In this talk, Dr Dirckx examines questions of human identity from the perspectives of neuroscience, philosophy, and theology.

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  • CMF Book Review

    Has the concept of a soul been thrown out? Aren't brains just machines? Is free will an illusion? Is religious experience hard-wired into our brains? Dirckx makes a strong case that indeed we are more than our brains. She uses the brain as a 'neuro-signpost' to the beauty of a creator God and the truth of our God-given human reality.

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