___________________________________________________________ Abdulhan Ünlüsoy İnönü Üniversitesi, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölümü 44280, Malatya, Turkeyabdulhanunlusoy@gmail.com Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy Beytulhikme Int J Phil 11 (2) 2021 Doi: 10.18491/beytulhikme.1763 Research Article: 549-566 ___________________________________________________________ Modern Bilinç Teorileri Açısından Nöroteolojik Yaklaşımın İmkânı: Avantaj ve Dezavantajları ___________________________________________________________ The Possibility of a Neuroteological Approach in terms of Modern Consciousness Theories: Advantages and Disadvantages ABDULHAN ÜNLÜSOY İnönü University Received: 01.04.2021Accepted: 26.05.2021 Abstract: According to neuroscience, all human experiences, including spiritual ones, are considered as a product of the brain, and the brain's biochemical pro- cesses. Viewing religious experience, which we can regard as a kind of human experience, in the light of neuroscientific data, forms the basis of neurotheolog- ical approaches. The subject matter of this article is to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of the neurotheological approaches that attempt to place re- ligious experience at the center of neuroscientific data. In order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of neurotheological approaches, first of all, what the brain. It will be evaluated in the context of its relationship with the concepts of consciousness and mind. In order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of neurotheological approaches, first, the nature of the brain will be evaluated in the context of its relationship with the concepts of consciousness and mind. Second, we will go on to discuss the similarities and differences be- tween our daily experiences and our religious and mystical experiences. In sum, the overall aim of the present paper is to show the advantages and disadvantages of the neurotheological approach to religious experience by investigating the na- ture of the relationship between the kinds of religious experiences and the con- cepts such as brain, mind, and consciousness. Keywords: Theology, neurotheology, mind, consciousness, religious experience.