03174nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-67364-1 DE-He213 20251030113043.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240915s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031673641 978-3-031-67364-1 10.1007/978-3-031-67364-1 doi BL HRA bicssc REL000000 bisacsh QRA thema Uytterhoeven, Tom. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 84324 Theology and Science on the Evolution of Religion [electronic resource] : Exploring Possibilities for Dialogue / by Tom Uytterhoeven. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XII, 132 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion, 2367-3508 ; 16 Chapter 1. Bringing Theology and Evolutionary Studies of Religion Together -- Chapter 2. Exploring Evolutionary Perspectives on Religion -- Chapter 3. Evolution Without History -- Chapter 4. Evolution As History -- Chapter 5. From Nature to Culture and Back -- Chapter 6. Historizing the Future. This book studies the much-debated implications of sociobiology for religion. It explores the answers to questions such as: Is religion merely the result of natural selection? Do religious ideas literally make up people's minds, determining how they think and act? Critically engaging philosopher Daniel Dennett's view on cultural evolution, the book argues that the relation between religious concepts and religious believers is one of continuous, creative dialogue. This dialogical relation allows meaning to emerge and leaves room for free will, thus contradicting Dennett's position. The book provides a concise introduction to the questions at play where religion and science meet. Drawing on sources from science, philosophy and theology, it offers an example of how a constructive interaction of different disciplines can lead to new perspectives on the complex phenomenon of religion. Religion. 71588 Culture. 59159 Religion Philosophy. 68553 Religion. 71588 Sociology of Culture. 68985 Philosophy of Religion. 68554 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031673634 Printed edition: 9783031673658 Printed edition: 9783031673665 New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion, 2367-3508 ; 16 78696 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67364-1 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 63392 63392