Publication

2009 - Little, Brown, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

141,750 words, Guess

Page Count

567 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveevolutionofgod00wrig
  • ISBN-139780316734912
  • ISBN-100316734918
  • LibraryThing7950857
  • Goodreads6340873
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Classifications

  • DDC200.9
  • LCCBL473 .W75 2009
  • LCCBL473.W75 2009

Description

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.

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