Religion is not about God : how spiritual traditions nurture our biological nature and what to expec...
Religion is not about God : how spiritual traditions nurture our biological nature and what to expec...
Religion is not about God : how spiritual traditions nurture our biological nature and what to expect when they fail / Loyal Rue.
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Publisher
New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2005.
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N200.19/22
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 392 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The epic of evolution -- 2. The evolution of behavior -- 3. The education of emotion -- 4. The nature of religion -- 5. Judaism -- 6. Christianity -- 7. Islam -- 8. Hinduism -- 9. Buddhism -- 10. The crisis of influence -- 11. Doomsday and beyond.
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Publisher
New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Volumes have been written attempting to prove the existence or nonexistence of supernatural being(s). So, if religion is not about God, then what on earth is it about?" "In this book, Loyal Rue contends that religion, very basically, is about us. Successful religions are narrative (myth) traditions that influence human nature so that we might thin...
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Religion is not about God : how spiritual traditions nurture our biological nature and what to expect when they fail / Loyal Rue.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-380) and index.
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N200.19/22
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74VKPjlXx5yl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPjlXx5yl
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ISBN
0813535115 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813535111 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
200.19
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991019744789702626
