The Evolution of Religion, Religiosity and Theology by Jay R.... - 9780367777142

The Evolution of Religion, Religiosity and TheologyA Multi-Level and Multi-Disciplinary Approach\nAuthor(s): Jay R. Feierman, Lluis Oviedo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367777142, 978-0367777142\nSynopsis\nThis book takes a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary approach to religion, religiosity and theology from their earliest beginnings to the present day. It uniquely brings together the natural sciences and theology to explore how religious practice emerged and developed through the four sections into which the book is organized: Evolutionary biology; Philosophical linguistics, psychology and neuroscience; Theology and Anthropology.\n\nThe volume features an international panel of contributors who develop an innovative picture of religion as a culturally-created social institution; religiosity as a more personal and subjective anthropological element of people expressed through religion; and theology as .