The Evolution of God
Little, Brown and Company · Paperback · June 8, 2009
In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved.
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- Genres
- Religion & Science, Comparative Religion, Psychology of Religion
- Published
- Little, Brown and Company, June 8, 2009
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In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is 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.
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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. Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward.
Faith in Motion
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- faith, thought, and worldview in one frame
- daily dip-in reading with a reflective tilt
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- Christian apologetics with an historical sweep
- identity questions handled without hurry
Where it sits
| Religion & Science | 49% |
|---|---|
| Psychology of Religion | 26% |
| Comparative Religion | 21% |
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Publisher categories
- Philosophy Resources
- History of Religion
- History of Christian Thought
- Authors
- Robert Wright
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- June 8, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
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- Philosophy Resources