Believers : faith in human nature
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New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2019].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393651867, 039365186X
Physical Desc
xxv, 244 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction
306.6 KONNER
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
1909
Language
English
ISBN
9780393651867, 039365186X

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"An anthropologist examines the nature of religiosity, and how it shapes and benefits humankind. Believers is a scientist's answer to attacks on faith by some well-meaning scientists and philosophers-- a firm rebuke of the "Four Horsemen": Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens, known for writing about religion as something irrational and ultimately harmful. Konner, who was raised as an Orthodox Jew but has lived his adult life without such faith, explores the psychology, development, brain science, evolution, and even genetics of the varied religious impulses we as a species experience. Conceding that faith is not for everyone, he views religious people with a sympathetic eye; his own upbringing, his apprenticeship in the trancedance religion of the African Bushmen, and his friends in Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and other faiths have all shaped his perspective. He concludes that religion does much good as well as undoubted harm, and that for at least a large minority of humanity, the belief in things unseen neither can nor should go away"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Konner, M. (2019). Believers: faith in human nature (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Konner, Melvin. 2019. Believers: Faith in Human Nature. W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Konner, Melvin. Believers: Faith in Human Nature W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Konner, Melvin. Believers: Faith in Human Nature First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.

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