Thinking about Religion Extending the Cognitive Science of Religion

Thinking about Religion examines cutting-edge breakthroughs from across the sciences concluding that religion persists because the mind is primed for faith, ready to grasp and fiercely defend beliefs that make sense but defy logic.

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Thinking about Religion

10.1057/9781137324757 - Thinking about Religion, Aaron C. T. Smith

Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion Series Editors: Yujin Nagasawa and Erik Wielenberg

Zain Ali FAITH, PHILOSOPHY AND THE REFLECTIVE MUSLIM István Aranyosi GOD, MIND AND LOGICAL SPACE A Revisionary Approach to Divinity Yujin Nagasawa (editor) SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION Aaron Rizzieri PRAGMATIC ENCROACHMENT, RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND PRACTICE Aaron C.T. Smith THINKING ABOUT RELIGION Extending the Cognitive Science of Religion Eric Charles Steinhart YOUR DIGITAL AFTERLIVES Computational Theories of Life after Death Forthcoming titles: Trent Dougherty THE PROBLEM OF ANIMAL PAIN A Theodicy for All Creatures Great and Small

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10.1057/9781137324757 - Thinking about Religion, Aaron C. T. Smith

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Extending the Cognitive Science of Religion Aaron C.T. Smith RMIT University, Australia

10.1057/9781137324757 - Thinking about Religion, Aaron C. T. Smith

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Thinking about Religion

© Aaron C.T. Smith 2014

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