In cognitive theories of the origins of religion, it is held that religious thought and behaviour
are by-products of or even parasitic on more basic cognitive processes. 1 Religion is not an …

The cognitive science of religion is a new eld of inquiry, and there can be no doubt that it is a
major breakthrough in the study of religion. The present contribution is a critical review of the …

FRaSER WattS of all the questions relevant to evolutionary theories of religion, two in
particular have received most attention. one concerns whether or not religion is adaptive …

The papers in this issue arose from a conference on the Psychological and Cognitive
Foundations of Religiosity that took place at Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) in August …

Whereas the twentieth century has been characterized in terms of biological achievement,
culminating with the mapping of the human genome, the twenty-first century is forecast to be …

1 One reasonable response to the vast enterprise of comparing religions, their institutions
and the behaviour of their followers is a nagging doubt: after all this, is there much difference …

Religious believers and atheists share at least one common assumption: they both believe
that they know why religion exists. For the believer, religion exists because it is true; for the …

In recent decades, a new scientific approach to understand, explain, and predict many
features of religion has emerged. The cognitive science of religion (CSR) has amassed …

In recent years, the cognitive approach to the study of culture in general and of religious
phenomena in particular has gained increasing support in the academic study of religion …

The cognitive science of religion is a new discipline that looks at the roots of religious belief
in the cognitive architecture of the human mind. The Roots of Religion deals with the …