The Evolution of God Robert Wright | ISBN : 0-316-73491-8

The Evolution of God

Author: Robert Wright

Publisher: Little Brown & Company

Publication Date: 08 June, 2009

ISBN: 9780316734912

Pages: 576

Subjects: Religion

Available as: Trade Cloth, 978-0-316-73491-2 Trade Paper, 978-0-316-06744-7 E-Book - Open Ebook; EPUB, 978-0-316-05327-3 Audio Recording Downloadable, 978-1-4001-9281-6

Description:

In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is 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. Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward.

PW Publishers Weekly

Review Source: Publishers Weekly

Review Date: 2009-09-28

Wright's brief reveals why religious and scientific beliefs do not have to be mutually exclusive. While his history of monotheistic religions is accessible, if not illuminating, his game theory approach to God and religious coexistence and harmony is dense and difficult to process aurally. Arthur Morey delivers a flat and monotonous reading. While he does inflect, his projection lacks the emphasis and energy to sustain listeners through all 19 hours of this production. A Little, Brown hardcover (Reviews, May 11). (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved