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008			081125s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
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082	0	0	_a200.9 _222 _bWRI-E
100	1		_aWright, Robert
245	1	4	_aThe evolution of God / _cRobert Wright
260			_aNew York : _bLittle, Brown, _c2009
300			_aviii, 567 p. ; _c25 cm.
520			_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.
650		0	_aGod _xHistory of doctrines.
650		0	_aMonotheism _xHistory.
650		0	_aReligions _xRelations.
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