An Evolutionary Explanation for Change in Religious Institutions

Many attempts have been made to explain the rise of religious phenomena based on evolutionary models, which attempt to account for the way in which religion can constitute a useful system to increase the fitness of both the individual and the group. These models implicitly mean that beliefs are simp...

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Published in:European journal for philosophy of religion
Subtitles:Special Issue - Evolutionary Research on Morality and Theological Ethics
Main Author: Lavazza, Andrea (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2020]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious institution / Religious change / Theory of evolution
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CH Christianity and Society
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Cavalli Sforza
B Evolution and Religion
B Pope Francis
B Cultural Evolution
B Catholic Beliefs
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