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The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and why it Endures  - 1st  Edition/1st Printing

The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and why it Endures - 1st Edition/1st Printing

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The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and why it Endures - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Wade, Nicholas

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New York: The Penguin Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1594202281 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a lightly shelfworn dust-jacket of equal condition; J.In The Faith Instinct, Nicholas J. Wade explores how religion evolved and why it persists. Wade begins by looking at the cognitive roots of religious belief, which he argues are innate and hard-wired into human brains. He then looks at the historical record and shows how religious beliefs have been adaptive in the face of challenges and dangers. Finally, Wade offers a new way of understanding the role of religion in human societies, arguing that it is not just a source of comfort or moral guidance, but also a mechanism for social cohesion and cooperation. The Faith Instinct is a groundbreaking book that will reshape our understanding of religion and its importance in human societies.; 8vo; 310 pages .

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A New York Times science reporter makes a startling new case that religion has an evolutionary basis. For the last 50,000 years, and probably much longer, people have practiced religion. Yet little attention has been given to the question of whether this universal human behavior might have been implanted in human nature. In this original and thought-provoking work, Nicholas Wade traces how religion grew to be so essential to early societies in their struggle for survival, how an instinct for faith became hardwired into human nature, and how it provided an impetus for law and government. The Faith Instinct offers an objective and nonpolemical exploration of humanity's quest for spiritual transcendence.

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Title
The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and why it Endures - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Wade, Nicholas
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10
1594202281
ISBN 13
9781594202285
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2009

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