The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 · rating details · 186 ratings · 50 reviews

Noted science writer Nicholas Wade offers for the first time a convincing case based on a broad range of scientific evidence for the evolutionary basis of religion.

Hardcover, 320 pages

Published November 12th 2009 by Penguin Press HC, The (first published 2009)

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list »

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 577)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Jun 19, 2012 Kristi Thielen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Nicholas Wade makes the case that an instinct for faith became hardwired in humans, when it proved to be vital to the survival of early societies. He then goes on to build on this premise with an exploration of how religion binds people together - or, conversely keeps us separate from those who don't share our religion - and why this has shaped culture.

One of his most absorbing statements is that as humans began to live in larger and larger groups there was a greater and greater need to enforce...more Nicholas Wade makes the case that an instinct for faith became hardwired in humans, when it proved to be vital to the survival of early societies. He then goes on to build on this premise with an exploration of how religion binds people together - or, conversely keeps us separate from those who don't share our religion - and why this has shaped culture.

One of his most absorbing statements is that as humans began to live in larger and larger groups there was a greater and greater need to enforce norms and "police" behavior. But there was no such entity within the group to do this. And frankly, there was no one who would want the burden or be willing to shoulder the inevitable criticism for having this power. So, put the power in the hands of the invisible: instruct people to believe that a god or gods was watching over them at all times and would punish ill behavior. The policing is done . . . by a "police force" That Never Sleeps.

Wade (and the like-thinking scholars he quotes) claim that capitalism arose in western society primarily due to the fact that Calvinist predetermination had taken root in Europe. Since predetermination meant that some people were marked (from birth) for salvation and some were marked (from birth) for damnation - and since there was no way to know which group you fell into - Calvinists came to believe that successful amassing of material wealth PROVED that God favored you. So people naturally amassed material wealth - but also abstained from spending much of it, in order to show their proper sense of sel-control. Voila! An enterprising society that collected money but didn't spend it . . . the perfect bedrock for capitalism and the origin of the Protestant work ethic.

Wade gives the scholarly background on the origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; fascinating reading for all but those who are fundamentalists. He has engrossing comments on the growth of the Mormon Church and on the current decline of the Catholic Church. All of it is worth learning about, regardless of your religious affiliation or level of devotion. (less)

like · see review

Jul 28, 2011 Rob Dewitte added it

This comes on the heels of Wade's "Before the Dawn", which traced the evolution of human groups along mitochondrial DNA, which remains unmodified since modern humans left Africa thousands of years ago.

Wade's thesis, based in part on the fact that it is universal among human populations, is that on the whole, religion conferred an adaptive advantage to its believers, and thus is the result of evolution. He focuses his efforts on the concrete parts of religion that can be measured: religious beha...more

like 1 like · see review

Jun 18, 2011 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

At the wedding I attended last weekend, I was a bit disappointed there was only one hymn because, despite being nonreligious and a terrible singer, I love hymns. Why, though? What itch is scratched by hymn-singing that isn't scratched by karaoke or listening to an Orlando di Lassus CD? In this book, Nicholas Wade talks about the purposes and methods of religion from an evolutionary point of view and concludes that the most fundamental ingredients of religion are singing and dancing together. Bec...more At the wedding I attended last weekend, I was a bit disappointed there was only one hymn because, despite being nonreligious and a terrible singer, I love hymns. Why, though? What itch is scratched by hymn-singing that isn't scratched by karaoke or listening to an Orlando di Lassus CD? In this book, Nicholas Wade talks about the purposes and methods of religion from an evolutionary point of view and concludes that the most fundamental ingredients of religion are singing and dancing together. Because of the powerful, positive, unifying influence of religion in primitive societies, we evolved hardwired to appreciate ritual singing and dancing in unison.

The author describes the simple religious practices of egalitarian, hunter-gather societies for a bit, then goes on to talk about how the establishment of settled, agrarian societies was reflected in the increasing distinction between a professional priest class and the ordinary congregants. In that era, religion provided social cohesion and motivations for socially beneficial behaviors that allowed some societies to outcompete others. Two major functions of religion were to discourage freeloading and steel people for warfare.

Then he talks about the three major monotheisms, with a certain amount of emphasis on how their sacred books are more politically useful myth than archaeologically verifiable fact. This part of the book is quite interesting--e.g. the odd idea that Muhammad wasn't a historical personage but a grammatical misreading of a reference to Jesus--but isn't as tightly connected to the idea of evolution and societal fitness. He does discuss how establishment religions continually contend with movements that get back to the passionate singing-and-dance roots of religion, either reabsorbing those movements or causing a schism.

The author stakes out an odd position: At no point in the book does he betray the slightest belief that any of the deities he describes are real, and he also devotes quite a few pages to how the books of the three monotheisms don't square with history. But he also says that atheists would probably turn out to be less moral than religious people if you removed them from a society with a critical mass of religious people to set the moral tone. (He's not concerned about this, though, because the prospect of an all-atheist society is remote.) This struck me as an interesting if not bulletproof argument to present against the coterie of atheist authors writing today. Rather than a series of straw man debates between "God requires you to accept Jesus" and "religion is bad for society," this book presents an argument that "religion is good for society" which at least changes things up.

The book is undermined by a very strange section at the end, where the author talks about how religion in schools promotes a cohesive society, and with 95% of Americans identifying as either Christian or non-religious, it's very selfish of those pesky Jews, Muslims, and Hindus to have litigated about it, and the result satisfies no one but lawyers. This is a huge, and fairly offensive, claim that is presented without further evidence or argument, and the only reason I'm not knocking off a star for it is that it only goes for a page or two.

There are big sections of this that seem quite speculative, but I found it thought-provoking, and it's definitely more worthwhile than The Moral Animal.(less)

like 4 likes · see review

Mar 31, 2010 Judith rated it 3 of 5 stars

Now this is a fascinating concept: that religion evolved because it helped people survive. The author claims that religion grew because it helped societies band together and gave them the glue that was a necessary to bind them to each other, and helped them to create rules which would serve the group's interest.

I had been thinking that it was religions which led to warring, killing and cruelty to others. But this book turned that thought upside down and let me see it from a different angle. The...more

like · see review

Nov 16, 2012 Darla Stokes rated it 3 of 5 stars

The first half of the book, describing how and why religions evolved, was fascinating, engaging, and well-researched, with contradictory theories presented, and his reasons for preferring one over the other well-explained. The second half, describing his conclusions, was vastly less so. He dismissed studies backed up by evidence without either refuting those studies or providing evidence for his own counter theories. He also blatantly contradicted himself--for example, earlier in the book, he st...more

like · see review

Dec 20, 2011 Mouldy Squid rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: students of religion and history, readers interested in religion and society

Shelves: religion-and-occult

A fascinating exposition of a theory sure to stir controversy. Nicholas Wade carefully and convincingly puts forth the hypothesis that religion, far from being a delusion, or "mental illness" as Dawkins claims, is actually an evolutionary adaptation that selects at the group level. Wade argues that the ubiquitousness of religion, which must pre-date all civilization and perhaps language, could only have survived the crucible of Darwin if it conferred some advantage to the ancestors of human bein...more A fascinating exposition of a theory sure to stir controversy. Nicholas Wade carefully and convincingly puts forth the hypothesis that religion, far from being a delusion, or "mental illness" as Dawkins claims, is actually an evolutionary adaptation that selects at the group level. Wade argues that the ubiquitousness of religion, which must pre-date all civilization and perhaps language, could only have survived the crucible of Darwin if it conferred some advantage to the ancestors of human beings.

While the theory of group level evolutionary selection is not yet widely accepted, within the constraints of Wade's argument, his hypothesis is sound. Wade shows how ancestral mankind would have required some sort of social cohesion mechanism to have survived the rigours of pre-historic Earth. He further argues that religion, or that the least religiosity, would have provided not only the means to bind small social groups together, but could project that cohesion outwards into societal and cultural growth.

In support of his argument Wade discusses several aspects of religion and evolution that will be of great interest. The history of the world's great religions (particularly the monotheisms), the evolutionary pressures that would have given rise to a mechanism of social cohesion and law, the physiology and psychology of humans and current trends in both religion and secular society provide sufficient evidence for his theory. There is a wealth of information here, of interest to even those readers who would reject Wade's hypothesis.

Furthermore, Wade is careful not to "pick sides" in the controversy of whether religion is necessary for sustained human society, but rather points out how religion can provide a much more law abiding and stable culture. Wade places careful emphasis that modern secular states have replaced many of the functions that religion would have provided early, prehistoric and historic man. Of particular interest is the argument, touched only briefly, that because religion is an evolutionary adaptation it is a part of our consciousness and physiology and so cannot ever truly go extinct. This last argument fits nicely with my own theory of "secular" religion wherein the religious impulse of the individual finds catharsis in group activities such as raves, music concerts and "Burning Man" type of festivals.

This book is a must read for all students of religion (and perhaps theology) and represents some of the newest thinking in the field of comparative religion. The non-specialist will also find much of interest here and Wade is careful not to become too academic in his writing. If you have any interest in religion, its impact on mankind's evolution and history and the future of religion in an increasingly secular world, this book is an excellent choice.
(less)

like 1 like · see review

Dec 01, 2012 Billw rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's an important book and a good read, though more broad and speculative than it is scientific. The thesis described in the title, that religion in the human individual and society is the result of natural selection, is barely discussed before Wade moves on to support a different claim, that shared religion the the glue that binds the individuals in a society. But both topics are interesting and Wade brings a lot of reading and thought to bear on each subject, so I was happy with the book.

Among...more

like 1 like · see review

Oct 11, 2010 Rod Hilton rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobooks, religion

The Faith Instinct is not a bad book, but it may not be what you're expecting. It certainly wasn't what I was expecting.

Based on the title, "How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures" I was expecting some pretty hard scientific data. Brain imaging, scientific experiments, and psychological case studies, however, are not to be found in this book. Instead, author Nicholas Wade approaches the question of religion not from a scientific or psychological perspective, but an historical one.

In this way, i...more

like 4 likes · see review

May 04, 2010 Ryan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Wade presents the idea that religion evolved biologically and culturally as an adaptive aspect of humanity. This book has many critics on both sides of the debate. Religious fundamentalists find his assertion that religion is a product of natural laws unsettling, while many non-theists find his assertion that religion is essentially an adaptive trait misleading. Religion is obviously not the product of a single genetic trait, and Wade fully acknowledges this; however, he does argue that a comple...more

like 1 like · see review

Jan 07, 2010 Orin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ideas, science, history

The author wanders awkwardly from biology to sociology to history. The chapter on "The Tree of Religion" is especially interesting and reveals some interesting points about the development of Islam, previously unknown to me. I think I agree with the author that we are sadly stuck with religion. His observations on the relationship of dancing and music with belief hit close to home. I recently had to endure a Springsteen concert. It really didn't have that much to do with the music. It was all ab...more

like 1 like · see review

Dec 02, 2009 Julie Ellis rated it 2 of 5 stars

The first half of this book was interesting. The author reviews the evidence for the evolution of morality and religion. He gives an interesting and believable argument in favor of group selection in evolution under special circumstances. Group selection is very controversial in biology. He makes a good case for it. After that, however, things start to go awry. After his discussion of the evolution of morality, he then goes on to say that religion is the source of all morality in society. Furthe...more

like 4 likes · see review

Mar 11, 2013 Dayna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: religious, science

I think I will be thinking about this book for a long time. Much to chew on. The author's thesis is that religion has evolved as humans have evolved, and that essentially religion has helped to ensure the survival of societies through regulating reproduction, inspiring warriors to defend territory, creating social cohesion, etc. The author states at the beginning that the book can be offensive to both atheists and believers, though it is intended to offend neither. Atheists might be offended bec...more

like · see review

Jun 26, 2012 Jacob rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mr. Wade brings a number of interesting new theories and recent discovers to light in the first portion The Faith Instinct.
The connection between belief, group selection, and ritual in primitive hunter-gatherer societies is compelling and fascinating. However, a number of insights about how the socioeconomic pressures of growing communities and the supplanting of community beliefs with hierarchical religion may have decreased the value of supernatural beliefs on both group and individual levels...more

like · see review

May 09, 2012 Ben Babcock rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, 2012-read, history, non-fiction, philosophy, religion, science

There is a conciliatory tactic in the trenches of the science versus religion debate that tries to separate the responsibilities of the former from the latter. Despite its attempts to stay out of religion, though, science can’t. It has a job to do: it has to explain religion. Religion is a human behaviour, and humans are part of the physical universe. Therefore, science should have room for an explanation of religion as an emergent phenomenon. Historically, religion has tended to be the domain o...more

like 2 likes · see review

Eric_W Nice review. Given religious misuse of morality (violations of their own adopted codes) over the centuries, I suspect morality (defined as a set of st...more
updated May 10, 2012 09:19am

Ben Babcock Eric_W wrote “I suspect morality (defined as a set of standards to permit practical and useful interactions between humans)evolved because of its evol...more Eric_W wrote “I suspect morality (defined as a set of standards to permit practical and useful interactions between humans)evolved because of its evolutionary benefit to groups.”

That’s one of the two theories Wade mentions, and it’s as old as Darwin, who mentions it obliquely (since he didn’t know about genes) in The Descent of Man. This idea of “group selection,” that natural selection might work on a group level, apparently remains controversial among evolutionary biologists. The alternative theory is “kin selection,” the idea that altruistic behaviour in favour of one’s relations is just as good as passing on one’s own genes, because of the amount of similar genetic material.

Wade doesn’t imply that religion is the reason humans are moral. Rather, he divides morality into two components: moral intuition (the moral decisions we make instinctively) and moral reasoning (the justification we provide for our actions). Moral intuition is likely genetic, whereas moral reasoning has more to do with the values of one’s society. From this, Wade suggests that religion might provide an advantage because it helped promote common moral values across an entire group, which would promote survival.

Eric_W wrote: “Just as one could describe behaviors of animals toward each other as a form of morality, so with humans. I suspect humans are the only animal that so willfully violates its own codes, faith based or otherwise”

According to Wade, the reluctance on the part of some biologists to ascribe a moral character to animal behaviour has been a hindrance to our understanding of morality’s biological origins. Apparently, researchers are usually told not to anthropomorphize subjects like chimpanzees and instead describe the interactions in an extremely clinical way. (This is where my hackles begin to raise and I have to stop myself from ranting about the subjectivity of the social sciences before I offend all my psych friends!)

That being said, while I definitely think we could describe animals like chimpanzees as having some form of morality, I wouldn’t quite go so far as to characterize this as “codes.” That implies the behaviours are conscious rather than instinctive (whether they are genetic or learned), which I don’t think we can say is the case of other animals.(less)
May 10, 2012 10:50am

Feb 13, 2011 Tina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction

I really liked this book, despite its flaws, the main two being:

1) It's somewhat redundant, almost as if he really wrote each chapter to stand on its own, and

2) As others have mentioned, he does tend to do a bit of glossing when talking about violence inspired by religion (which is not to say that the theory that, evolutionarily speaking, religion has been more helpful than hurtful when it comes to passing on genes is incorrect), and then when he DOES talk about violence in religion, he mostly f...more

like · see review

Jan 27, 2012 Terence rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People interested in religion & evolution

Recommended to Terence by: Library New Book shelf

Shelves: religion-general, science-evolution, science-general

In The Faith Instinct, Nicholas Wade argues that religion is a gene-based adaptation that allowed those groups that had it to survive where those without perished, “religion” being defined as “a system of emotionally binding beliefs and practices in which a society implicitly negotiates through prayer and sacrifice with supernatural agents, securing from them commands that compel members, through fear of divine punishment, to subordinate their interests to the common good.” (p. 15) Religion deve...more

like 6 likes · see review

Feb 22, 2010 Eric rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: religion, science, recent-reads

i think people in general spend so much time actively engaged WITHIN their religion that they never really develop an appreciation for the HOW's, WHY's, and WHERE's of their religion, or for religion as a whole.

this is an incredibly fascinating look at the origins and evolution of religion from the religions of nomadic tribes to the three monotheisms of today's civilizations.

as reportage, it's stellar, and wade makes this stuff compelling through a variety of histories, anecdotes, and distillat...more i think people in general spend so much time actively engaged WITHIN their religion that they never really develop an appreciation for the HOW's, WHY's, and WHERE's of their religion, or for religion as a whole.

this is an incredibly fascinating look at the origins and evolution of religion from the religions of nomadic tribes to the three monotheisms of today's civilizations.

as reportage, it's stellar, and wade makes this stuff compelling through a variety of histories, anecdotes, and distillations of prior study of religion and evolution.

his thesis, that religion is an adaptive human trait, is certainly interesting. his argument, in many ways, is compelling and hard to refute. however, as the book progresses, one starts to feel as though he hasn't quite convinced himself of this, especially as it relates to modern secular societies, modern warfare, and the robust religiosity of america despite its lack of the characteristics that tend to necessitate it. i do appreciate wade's insistence that a trait need not be a benefit to the individual in order to survive -- certain traits that are not selfish/survival traits can benefit the cohesion of a group and therefore indirectly improve the survival of the group, and therefore the individual.

he does spend some time with competing theories of religion's survival, including the popular theory that religion is a by-product other mental adaptations that occurred in our evolution. and while reading this book, i wondered why religion couldn't have been shaped by both theories? part adaptive, part by-product. the evidence for both is compelling, whereas neither seems to fully explain.

wade's book works on many levels. as mentioned above, i thoroughly enjoyed reading a concise, but detailed, linear narrative of the history of religion that took into consideration the societal and personal benefits of religion that might allow certain populations to flourish.

i would recommend this book to anyone interested in religion and/or evolution, simply to view both topics in a way that you may not have viewed them before -- if you're a layperson like myself, at least.(less)

like 1 like · see review

Aug 18, 2010 Morgan Blackledge rated it 4 of 5 stars

Wile I personally do not 100% resonate with all of the conclusions Wade makes in this book. ( I am currently pretty far out on the Dawkinsiean atheist tip and am subsequently more
skeptical and hostile towards religion than Wade ) I did thoroughly enjoy this book and I also learned a lot. If anything, this book has brought me back to a more rational, balanced, less hostile view of religion and it's apparently necessary role in human culture. Great stuff.

like 1 like · see review

Jan 05, 2013 Mark rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: islam, judaism, religion, evolution, biology, christianity

Fascinating book on a biological/evolutionary understanding approach to the development of religion and its role in human life. This book is not for everyone; clearly, there are those who will view it as heretical in its approach. Nonetheless, it offers some interesting insights on the role that religion can play in communal and individual life.

like · see review

Jul 02, 2010 David rated it 4 of 5 stars

I confess, theories that attempt to align the evolution of the human genome with any type of belief or behavior are usually unconvincing. In this regard Wade does no better than others I have recently read, and I remain a skeptic.

Having said that, what I did find of use was his in-depth exploration of archaic hunter-gatherer proto-religions, such as the Dreamtime of the Australian Aborigines. Due to their geographic isolation, it has been possible to go back 15,000 years to study the earliest fo...more

like · see review

Mar 05, 2012 Elizabeth Olson rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012, non-fiction

Perhaps because it's an interest of mine and I do a lot of reading in this field, but despite the book's recent publication date (2010), this exploration of the evolution of an "instinct" for faith didn't grab me -- there wasn't enough here that was new to me to make it compelling.

like · see review

Sep 03, 2011 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

I found the history of religion fascinating, though complicated and a little hard to follow in parts. I'd be interested in how this book is received by really religious readers, as religion is treated more as a human construct rather than a divine truth.

like · see review

Sep 18, 2010 Georgene rated it 5 of 5 stars

The author's premise is that we are hardwired to believe in some kind of spiritual life which gives us a sense of morality and group cohesion. I thought a lot of what he said about religion made a lot of sense. Fascinating reading!

like · see review

Sep 10, 2010 Jason Larimer rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this book up to about the point the author starts writing more about history than about genetics. Somehow- the parts about history seemed rather speculative and lacking in substance.

like · see review

May 08, 2013 Deborah rated it 4 of 5 stars

The perfect (for me) follow up to "Dancing in the Streets" by Barbara Ehrenreich. This book returns to the natural inclination of humans to spiritual activities. It references the attraction of Music and dancing as expressions of spirit. It doesn't say that a sermon or dogma help us feel connected to our community. It says shared rituals like music or movement create "collective effervescence"...this is what I love... it is that feeling of being more alive! If this is actually an evolutionary ad...more

like · see review

Apr 04, 2010 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction

The first half of the book was about group evolution and how we could have evolved with a disposition towards religion because it is good for the group. I thought this sectioned went on for a bit too long. Or maybe that's only because I've already read more than my share of books about evolution.

I did really enjoy the chapter on Religion and the Nation though. This chapter talked about how religion is declining in most of the world, but not in the US and why that might be the case. It also talke...more

like · see review

Jun 04, 2010 Linda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction

skimmed this one, basically states that religion followed the evolutionary path with human development - not sure all of the hard science evidence is here

like · see review

Mar 11, 2010 JoAnn Jordan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2010

This is a very good book that gives some insight into the origins of faith.

I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in how faith evolved.

like · see review

Jan 16, 2012 !Tæmbuŝu marked it as to-read

Shelves: ebook-available, religion

KOBOBOOKS

like · see review

May 01, 2010 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mind-bending, spiritual, nonfiction

Religion has been genetically selected and is biologically based according to this author. War/Altruism are two sides of the same genone designed to promote social cohesion. It's crowd control.

like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 19 20 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend it | Stats | Recent status updates

combine
Other Editions (9)

More editions...

Genres

Non Fiction

22 users

Religion

21 users

Science

9 users

Biology > Evolution

7 users

Spirituality

5 users

Philosophy

4 users

History

4 users

Religion > Theology

3 users

Science > Biology

3 users

Sociology

3 users

See top shelves...

Readers also enjoyed similar books

About Nicholas Wade

Nicholas Wade is a British-born scientific reporter, editor and author who currently writes for the Science Times section of The New York Times. Wade was born in Aylesbury, England and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. Wade has been a correspondent, based in Washington, and deputy editor, based in London, of the journal Nature. He also reported from Washington for the journal...more

More about Nicholas Wade...

Books by Nicholas Wade

Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors

Life Script: How the Human Genome Discoveries Will Transform Medicine and Enhance Your Health

The Science Times Book of Language and Linguistics

The New York Times Book of the Brain: Revised and Expanded

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About The Faith Instinc...

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

title link	preview: The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures
avg rating	preview: The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures Goodreads rating: 3.41 (186 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6402547-the-faith-instinct?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347703977l/6402547.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6402547-the-faith-instinct?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures by Nicholas Wade[/url]

The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

Friend Reviews

Community Reviews

Share This Book

Share This Book on Your Website