The Evolution Of God by Robert Wright
A sweeping intellectual history that argues the idea of God has shifted alongside human social and moral development, shaped by cultural, political and psychological forces; it traces how tribal deities gradually gave way to universal monotheisms, how prophetic and institutional reforms expanded moral concern beyond narrow groups, and uses insights from evolutionary psychology to explain why gods take certain forms and why religious belief persists, ultimately suggesting that religious concepts adapt and can both hinder and promote moral progress as human societies broaden their circle of empathy.
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- 2009
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