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Wright, Robert, 1957-
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Religions -- History.
God -- History of doctrines.
Monotheism -- History.
Religions -- Relations.
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Wright, Robert, 1957-
Religions -- History.
God -- History of doctrines.
Monotheism -- History.
Religions -- Relations.
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The
evolution
of
God
/ Robert Wright.
by
Wright, Robert, 1957-
Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
Call #:
200.9 W952e
Subjects
Religions -- History.
God
-- History of doctrines.
Monotheism -- History.
Religions -- Relations.
ISBN:
9780316734912
0316734918
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 567 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-554) and index.
Contents:
Primordial faith -- The shaman -- Religion in the age of chiefdoms -- Gods of the ancient states -- Polytheism, the religion of ancient Israel -- From polytheism to monolatry -- From monolatry to monotheism -- Philo story -- Logos: the divine algorithm -- -What did Jesus do? -- The apostle of love -- Survival of the fittest Christianity -- How Jesus became savior -- The Koran -- Mecca -- Medina -- Jihad -- Muhammad -- The moral imagination -- Well, aren't we special? -- Afterword: By the way, what is
God
?-.
Summary:
Unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest. And this previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued religious extremism, but future harmony.
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