How God works : the science behind the benefits of religion / David DeSteno.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeSteno, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Religious.

Psychology and religion.

Physical Description:

ix, 246 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2021.

Summary:

"Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, pioneering research psychologist David DeSteno shows why religious practices and rituals are so beneficial to those who follow them - and to anyone, regardless of their faith (or lack thereof)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Isms Just Get in the Way ... Tools of the Trade ... Religioprospecting ... The Balm of Belief ... Loneliness Is Hell ... Setting Out

1. Infancy: Welcoming and Binding

Tending Comes First ... Parting the Clouds

2. The Formative Years: Learning What's Right and Wrong

The Word of God ... Nudging Virtue

3. Coming of Age: Adulting Isn't Easy

Building an Adult ... By Pain By Brain Merit Badges

4. Transcending the Twenties and Thirties: Love, Connection, and (Maybe) Ecstasy

Tantra Isn't for Turtles ... Mystics, Monastics, and Mushrooms ... Take My Hand

5. The Business of Midlife I: Maintenance for the Body

Booster Shots ... Take Your Medicine ... God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

6. The Business of Midlife II: Maintenance for the Soul

Dust to Dust ... Fixing the Soul

7. Saying Goodbye: All That Lives Must Die

Moving Beyond the Veil ... Grief Nudges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-232) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: DeSteno, David. How God works

ISBN:

9781982142315

1982142316

9781982142322

1982142324

OCLC:

1236259555

Publisher Number:

99988376175