The Wright, Robert 1957- creator text bibliography nyu New York Little, Brown 2009 1st ed. monographic eng

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viii, 567 pages ; 25 cm. In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright 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.--From publisher description. pt. 1: The birth and growth of gods. The primordial faith ; The shaman ; Religion in the age of chiefdoms ; Gods of the ancient states -- pt. 2: The emergence of Abrahamic monotheism. Polytheism, the religion of ancient Israel ; From polytheism to monolatry ; From monolatry to monotheism ; Philo story ; Logos: the divine algorithm -- pt. 3: The invention of Christianity. What did Jesus do? ; The apostle of love ; Survival of the fittest Christianity ; How Jesus became savior -- pt. 4: The triumph of Islam. The Koran ; Mecca ; Medina ; Jihad ; Muhammad -- pt. 5: God goes global (or doesn't): The moral imagination ; Well, aren't we special? -- Afterword: By the way, what is God? -- Appendix: How human nature gave birth to religion. Robert Wright. Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [489] -554) e índice. Iglesia Historia Dios (Historia de las doctrinas) Religiones Historia God History of doctrines Monotheism History Monoteísmo Historia Religions Relations Religiones Relaciones God History of doctrines BL 473 W952e 2009 200.9 0316734918 (hc) 9780316734912 (hc) 2008051303 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008051303-b.html SzZUIDS 081125 20230410133102.0 103538 ger