{"product_id":"the-faith-instinct-how-religion-evolved-and-why-it-endures-9780143118190","title":"The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e science reporter makes a startling new case that religion has an evolutionary basis. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the last 50,000 years, and probably much longer, people have practiced religion. Yet little attention has been given to the question of whether this universal human behavior might have been implanted in human nature. In this original and thought-provoking work, Nicholas Wade traces how religion grew to be so essential to early societies in their struggle for survival, how an instinct for faith became hardwired into human nature, and how it provided an impetus for law and government. \u003ci\u003eThe Faith Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e offers an objective and nonpolemical exploration of humanity's quest for spiritual transcendence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 5.53w x 0.69d","brand":"Nicholas Wade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924823675061,"sku":"9780143118190","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0c44a43c-fa53-4238-aecb-1a8cd4a9abfe.jpg?v=1687839070","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-faith-instinct-how-religion-evolved-and-why-it-endures-9780143118190","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}