Religion Evolved News Today

This coming week, several religions have festivals or holy days that add to the joy and beauty of the spring season.

Robin Dunbar sets out to offer nothing less than “an overarching theory for why and how humans are religious.” Unlike most writers on such themes, he is largely uninterested in the truth or otherwise of religious claims and has little to say about the damage caused by religions, although he does touch on their “militant violence” and the predatory promiscuity we find among the charismatic leaders of small cults. But he is intrigued by the “seeming universality” of religions and thei...

The Oxford psychology professor traces the evolutionary advantages, or otherwise, of faith

Grammy Award-winning singer Fantasia and her businessman husband reflect on their story to share marriage advice, a Muslim professor offers a new interpretation of Islam, sociologists look at antidemocratic actions through a Christian lens, and more in new books publishing in April.