ZYGO Zygon® 0591-2385 1467-9744 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1996.tb00038.x GOD IS GREAT, GOD IS GOOD: JAMES ASHBROOK'S CONTRIBUTION TO NEUROETHICAL THEOLOGY Vaux Kenneth 02 09 1996 31 3 10.1111/zygo.1996.31.issue-3 463 468

Abstract. James Ashbrook's work has not only clarified issues in brain and belief, it has offered intriguing suggestions for ethics. The relevance of neurotheology to ethics is evident if we assume that ethics entails, in part, concerns about character, responsibility, and the art of living.

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