The evolving God Charles Darwin on the naturalness of religion

• Main Author: Pleins, J. David
• Format: Book
• Published: New York, NY Bloomsbury 2013
• Subjects: Darwin, Charles > 1809-1882 > Religion.; Darwin, Charles > 1809-1882. > Religion.; eligion and scienc > Religion and science; eligion > Religion > Philosoph
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"In focusing on the story of Darwin's religious doubts, scholars too often overlook Darwin's positive contribution to the study of religion. J. David Pleins traces Darwin's journey in five steps. He begins with Darwin's global voyage, where his encoun

Table of Contents:

• nsettling encounters: first steps toward an evolutionary view of religion
• A disposition to doubt: Darwin as skeptical seeker
• Did religion evolve? The search for a theory
• The golden rule: an evolutionary vision of religion and morality
• A certain sympathy: Darwin and the creed of science
• Reflecting on Darwin today. Unsettling encounters: first steps toward an evolutionary view of religion
• A disposition to doubt: Darwin as skeptical seeker
• Did religion evolve? The search for a theory
• The golden rule: an evolutionary vision of religion and morality
• A c