Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of BeliefHarper Collins, 2 ต.ค. 2007 - 496 หน้า Discovering God is a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age. Sociologist Rodney Stark surveys the birth and growth of religions around the world—from the prehistoric era of primal beliefs; the history of the pyramids found in Iraq, Egypt, Mexico, and Cambodia; and the great "Axial Age" of Plato, Zoroaster, Confucius, and the Buddha, to the modern Christian missions and the global spread of Islam. He argues for a free-market theory of religion and for the controversial thesis that under the best, unimpeded conditions, the true, most authentic religions will survive and thrive. Among his many conclusions:
Most people believe in the existence of God (or Gods), and this has apparently been so throughout human history. Many modern biologists and psychologists reject these spiritual ideas, especially those about the existence of God, as delusional. They claim that religion is a primitive survival mechanism that should have been discarded as humans evolved beyond the stage where belief in God served any useful purpose—that in modern societies, faith is a misleading crutch and an impediment to reason. In Discovering God, award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark responds to this position, arguing that it is our capacity to understand God that has evolved—that humans now know much more about God than they did in ancient times. |
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... Hence , Frazer devoted considerable space to claiming that the Christian Passion Narrative derives from myths about the deaths and resurrections of Attis , Adonis , and many others , and that it is a reenact- ment of " the Jewish ...
... Hence , this also is an interpretive history of the origins of the great religions . REVELATION AS DIVINE ACCOMMODATION Theology involves formal reasoning about God . The emphasis is on discov- ering God's nature , intentions , and ...
... Hence , " the written revelation in in- spired scripture is a veil that must be penetrated . It is an accommodation to our present capacities ... [ that ] will one day be superseded . " 20 Thomas Aquinas ( 1225–1274 ) agreed : “ The ...
... Hence: Humans will tend to adopt and re- tain those elements of culture that appear to produce “better” results, while those that appear to be less rewarding will tend to be discarded. Thus, the Roman numerical system was discarded for ...
... Hence, a major distinction: Super- natural refers to somewhat mysterious forces or entities that are above, be- yond, or outside nature and which may be able to influence reality.Gods are supernatural beings having consciousness and ...
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Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief Rodney Stark ชมบางส่วนของหนังสือ - 2009 |
Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief Rodney Stark ชมบางส่วนของหนังสือ - 2009 |