Those Christians who speak in tongues say they don’t care at all about what others think. What matters most for them is that they believe that God is speaking through them. Their experience, also known as “glossolalia,” is their unique connection to God, they say, in a language He understands, even if they don’t.
At the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Andrew Newberg is looking for an explanation for what most regard as inexplicable. Newberg is determined to unravel the relationship between faith and science by studying what happens in the brain during the deepest moments of faith. He’s recently published a study looking at the brain activity of eight Americans who speak in tongues.
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Author: Vicki Mabrey and Roxanna Sherwood
Keywords: Tongues, Foreign tongues, New tongues, Foreign languages, Pentecost, Filled with the Spirit, Speaking in tongues, Glossolalia
Bible reference(s): Isaiah 28:11, Mark 16:17, Acts 2:3, Acts 2:4, Acts 2:11, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:6, Romans 8:26, 1 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Corinthians 12:30, 1 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Corinthians 13:8, 1 Corinthians 14:2, 1 Corinthians 14:4, 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:6, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Corinthians 14:13, 1 Corinthians 14:14, 1 Corinthians 14:18, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 1 Corinthians 14:21, 1 Corinthians 14:22, 1 Corinthians 14:23, 1 Corinthians 14:26, 1 Corinthians 14:27, 1 Corinthians 14:39
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