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How God works : the science behind the benefits of religion / David DeSteno.

DeSteno, David, (author.).

Summary:

"Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, pioneering research psychologist David DeSteno shows why religious practices and rituals are so beneficial to those who follow them - and to anyone, regardless of their faith (or lack thereof)"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982142315
ISBN: 1982142316
ISBN: 9781982142322
ISBN: 1982142324
Physical Description: ix, 246 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-232) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A note on pronouns -- Introduction : the journey ahead -- Infancy : welcoming and binding -- The formative years : learning what's right and wrong -- Coming of age : adulting isn't easy -- Transcending the twenties and thirties : love, connection, and (maybe) ecstasy -- The business of midlife I : maintenance for the body -- The business midlife II : maintenance for the soul -- Saying good bye : all that lives must die.