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Introduction |
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Volume 1 Origins and Destinies |
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Chapter 1 The Origins of Religion |
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Chapter 2 The Problem of Good (and Evil): Arguing about Axiological Origins in Science and Religion |
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Chapter 3 Sacral Kingship and the Origins of Religious, Social, and Political Orders |
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Chapter 4 Figurines, Religion, and Tradition in Human Evolution |
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Chapter 5 Does the Gaia Hypothesis Bring Myth Back to the World? |
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Chapter 6 Perspectives on Cosmogony |
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Chapter 7 Human Insignificance? Cosmology and Creation Stories |
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Chapter 8 Meaning and Purpose in Evolutionary Biology |
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Chapter 9 The Ultimate Meaning of the Human Project |
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About the Editors and Contributors |
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Index |
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Series Foreword |
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Volume 2 Persons and Groups |
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Chapter 1 The Origins and Originators of Religion |
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Chapter 2 Religious Cognition and the Brain |
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Chapter 3 Science, Theology, and the Relational Self |
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Chapter 4 Religious and Spiritual Experiences |
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PART II HUMAN PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS |
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Chapter 5 Empathy, Cruelty, and Religion: A Cognitive-Scientific Perspective |
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Chapter 6 A New Conceptual Approach to Religion, Initiation, and Social Identity: A Comparison of Traditional Jewish and Ndembu Rituals |
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Chapter 7 Sacrifice and Science |
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PART III HUMAN LIFE CYCLE |
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Chapter 8 Is There Such a Thing as a Christian Child? Evidence of Religious Beliefs in Early Childhood |
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Chapter 9 Adolescence and Religion: An Evolutionary Perspective |
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239 | (28) |
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Chapter 10 Religion and Old Age: Christianity and East Asian Buddhist Reflections |
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Chapter 11 Faith and Finitude: Exhuming the Death-Denying Function of Religious Belief |
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About the Editors and Contributors |
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Index |
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Volume 3 Religions and Controversies |
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Chapter 1 Science and Judaism/Christianity Dialogue on the Authority of Sacred Texts and Leaders |
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Chapter 2 Religion and Fanaticism (Is Religion Dangerous?) |
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Chapter 3 Dying for an Idea: Voluntary Death, Afterlife Beliefs, and Their Role in the Quest for Immortality |
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Chapter 4 Science and Religious Supremacy: Toward a Naturalist Theology of Religions |
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Chapter 5 Religious Experience, Personal and Impersonal Gods, and Teleology |
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Chapter 6 Religion and Biological Evolution: How Well Do They Fit? |
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Chapter 8 Religion and Magical Thinking: Is Religion a Delusion? |
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Chapter 9 Religion and the Ecosphere: Is Religion Eco-Friendly? |
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Chapter 10 The Future of an Illusion: Cognitive Theories |
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About the Editors and Contributors |
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