In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teehan, John.

Series:

Blackwell public philosophy series.

Blackwell public philosophy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious ethics.

Violence--Religious aspects.

Violence.

Psychology, Religious.

Evolutionary psychology.

Cognitive psychology.

Physical Description:

x, 272 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Contents:

Introduction: Evolution and mind

The evolution of morality

Setting the task

The moral brain

The first layer : kin selection

The second layer : reciprocal altruism

A third layer : indirect reciprocity

A fourth layer : cultural group selection

A fifth layer : the moral emotions

Conclusion: From moral grammar to moral systems

The evolution of moral religions

The evolution of the religious mind

Conceptualizing the almighty

The moral function of gods

Evolutionary religious ethics : Judaism

Constructing Yahweh

TheTen Commandments : an evolutionary interpretation

Conclusion: The evolved law

Evolutionary religious ethics : Christianity

Constructing the Christ

Setting the boundaries : Christian and/or Jew?

The third race : Christians as in-group

Putting on Christ : Christianity's signals of commitment

Loving your neighbor and turning the other cheek

Religion, violence, and the evolved mind

Devoted to destruction : sanctified violence and Judaism

The blood of the Lamb

A case study in the evolved psychology of religious violence : 9/11/01

Religion evolving

Varieties of religious expressions

If there were no God

Religion, ethics, and violence : an assessment

Responding to religion, ethics, and violence : some proposals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781405183826

1405183829

9781405183819

1405183810

OCLC:

454381715