{"product_id":"9780567227270","title":"Is Religion Natural?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIssues in Science and Theology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIs Religion Natural?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDirk Evers | Michael Fuller | Antje Jackelen | Taede Smedes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Religion \u0026amp; Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow natural is religion? Is it a phenomenon written in our genes or brains, naturally developing with the development of the human race? The book\u003cbr\u003econsiders the findings of evolutionary psychology from scientific,\u003cbr\u003ephilosophical and theological perspectives and critically examines the relation\u003cbr\u003ebetween empirical, epistemological and theological notions. \u003cbr\u003eChapters in\u003cbr\u003ethe book deal with the naturalness of religion and religious experiences as\u003cbr\u003ebased on genetics, biology and social psychology. Other authors examine the\u003cbr\u003erelationship between religion, science and theology with regard to the\u003cbr\u003enaturalness of religion from a more general perspective. The last part of the\u003cbr\u003ebook includes views from a Muslim scholar and a historian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirk Evers is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of Studies and Research at the Forum Scientiarum at the University of Tübingen, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaede A. Smedes is research fellow at the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, and Scientific Programme Officer of ESSSAT, and the author of \u003ci\u003eChaos, Complexity, and God: Divine Action and Scientism\u003c\/i\u003e (Peeters, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eGod en de menselijke maat: Gods handelen en het wetenschappelijk wereldbeeld\u003c\/i\u003e (Meinema, 2006). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rt Rev Dr Antje Jackelen is Bishop of Lund (Sweden) and Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology\/Religion and Science at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, USA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRev. Canon Michael Fuller is Pantonian Professor at the Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567227270\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331561390220,"sku":"9780567227270","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780567227270","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}