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Can I read Evolving God : a provocative view of the origins of religion on EtoBox?
Evolving God : a provocative view of the origins of religion by King, Barbara J., 1956- is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Evolving God : a provocative view of the origins of religion about?
This cutting-edge bookwith echoes of both Jane Goodall and Joseph Campbelladds a fascinating new dimension to the debate about the origins of religion. The study of evolution has uncovered invaluable information about many aspects of human behavior and culture, from the physiology of our bodies and brains to the development of hunting, technology, and social groups. But an understanding of the intangibles of human experience, especially religion, lags far behind. Attempts to discover the source of religiosity through genetic analysis and neuroscience have so far yielded intriguing but incomplete insights. Evolving God represents an exciting breakthrough. Drawing on her own extensive investigations into the behavior of our closest primate relatives and the most up-to-date research in archaeology, anthropology, and biology, Barbara King offers a comprehensive, holistic view of how and why religion came to be. King focuses on how the Great Apes, our human ancestors, and modern humans relate to one another socially and emotionally, and she traces the growing complexities of communication throughout the course of evolution. She shows that, with increased brain capacity, the scope and na
Who reads Evolving God : a provocative view of the origins of religion?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- King, Barbara J., 1956-
- Publisher
- Doubleday Religion
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385511049
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (69 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14