Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, anthropology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright shows how and why religion can strengthen the social order and why modern science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest.
Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward..
And this previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued religious extremism, but future harmony.
He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest.
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.
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, anthropology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright shows how and why religion can strengthen the social order and why modern science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest
