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God Is Watching You: How the Fear of God Makes Us Human
Dominic Johnson
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Description for God Is Watching You: How the Fear of God Makes Us Human
Hardback. Drawing on new research from anthropology, evolutionary biology, experimental psychology, and neuroscience, Dominic Johnson presents a new theory of supernatural punishment that offers fresh insight on the origins and evolution of not only religion, but human cooperation and society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. The Flood that God used to destroy the sinful race of man on the earth in Genesis 6:17 crystalizes-in its terrifying, dramatic, simplicity-the universally recognized concept of payback. For millennia human civilization has relied on such beliefs to create a moral order that threatens divine punishment on people who commit crimes or other bad deeds, while promising rewards-abstract or material-for those ... Read more
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. The Flood that God used to destroy the sinful race of man on the earth in Genesis 6:17 crystalizes-in its terrifying, dramatic, simplicity-the universally recognized concept of payback. For millennia human civilization has relied on such beliefs to create a moral order that threatens divine punishment on people who commit crimes or other bad deeds, while promising rewards-abstract or material-for those ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199895632
SKU
V9780199895632
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About Dominic Johnson
Dominic Johnson received a D.Phil. from Oxford University in evolutionary biology, and a Ph.D. from Geneva University in political science. Drawing on both disciplines, he is interested in how new research on evolution, biology and human nature is challenging theories of international relations, conflict, and cooperation. He is the author of Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive ... Read more
Reviews for God Is Watching You: How the Fear of God Makes Us Human
This is a thought-provoking read
The Catholic Herald
Important and impressive work ... compelling and fascinating detail
Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper
A genuinely insightful and provocative book
Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman
Wide-ranging and consistently interesting ... vividly written and packed with arresting examples
John Gray, New Statesman
Simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, ... Read more
The Catholic Herald
Important and impressive work ... compelling and fascinating detail
Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper
A genuinely insightful and provocative book
Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman
Wide-ranging and consistently interesting ... vividly written and packed with arresting examples
John Gray, New Statesman
Simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, ... Read more