01233cam a2200205 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260200020000670200015000870400013001020820021001151000019001362450042001552600037001973000027002345200684002616500031009456500025009766500026010011553454520170204093910.0081125s2009    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a9780316734912 :  a0316734918  cPK-LaUMT00a200.9222bWRI-E1 aWright, Robert14aThe evolution of God /cRobert Wright  aNew York :bLittle, Brown,c2009  aviii, 567 p. ;c25 cm.  aIn 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. 0aGodxHistory of doctrines. 0aMonotheismxHistory. 0aReligionsxRelations.