Practicing safe sects : religious reproduction in scientific and philosophical perspective /

Practicing safe sects : religious reproduction in scientific and philosophical perspective /

Where do gods come from - and what is the cost of bearing them? In Practicing Safe Sects F. LeRon Shults argues for the importance of having "the talk" about the causes and consequences of participating in religious sects. To survive and thrive as a social species, we humans are likely to...

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Main Author: Shults, F. LeRon.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2018.

Series: Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion 9.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

Subjects:

Sects.
Christian sects.
Church growth.

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Call Number: BP603 .S58 2018

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Having "The Talk" about Religious Reproduction
  • Bearing Gods in Mind and Culture
  • Excavating Theogonies
  • How to Survive the Anthropocene
  • Can Theism be Defeated?
  • The Atheist Machine
  • Theology after Pandora
  • Wising Up: The Evolution of Natural Theology
  • What's the Use?
  • Dis-integrating Psychology and Theology
  • Religion and the Prizing of Peace
  • Practicing Safe Sects.