Thinking about Religion: Extending the Cognitive Science of Religion (Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion) - Softcover

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Smith, A.

 
9781349459025: Thinking about Religion: Extending the Cognitive Science of Religion (Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion)
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Yujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Co-Director of the John Hick Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness: A Novel Approach to Knowledge Arguments (2008). He received the Templeton Award for Theological Promise in 2008.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
134945902X
ISBN 13 
9781349459025
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
268
Editor
Wielenberg E., Nagasawa Y.

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