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Many people believe that religion began when God revealed himself to human beings at the time of their creation several thousand years ago. However, we now know that in fact the earth is 4.5 billion years old. With this knowledge in mind, how did religion begin and develop? In particular, how did Judaism and Christianity begin and evolve? This book explores the answers to these questions, particularly syncretism of religion, i.e. the merging a...

This is a book about spirituality and religion, written from the perspective of a psychologist, not a theologian. Psychologists are trained to base decisions on empirical evidence and reason, and the author maintains that this should be the basis for not only living our day-to-day lives but also for answers to existential questions and for the creation of accurate worldviews, in contrast to religions which have been informed primarily by tradi...

Many people believe that religion began when God revealed himself to human beings at the time of their creation several thousand years ago. However, we now know that in fact the earth is 4.5 billion years old. With this knowledge in mind, how did religion begin and develop? In particular, how did Judaism and Christianity begin and evolve? This book explores the answers to these questions, particularly syncretism of religion, i.e. the merging a...

Most Christians who revere the Bible have little knowledge about where it came from and how it developed. This book provides the history of the Bible in a succinct and easily understandable style. It is an outstanding summary of the work of modern Biblical scholars and is designed not only for individuals who desire to grow, but also for group studies, such as for educational classes in more open-minded and progressive churches. This book is t...

Most Christians who revere the Bible have little knowledge about where it came from and how it developed. This book provides the history of the Bible in a succinct and easily understandable style. It is an outstanding summary of the work of modern Biblical scholars and is designed not only for individuals who desire to grow, but also for group studies, such as for educational classes in more open-minded and progressive churches. This book is t...

What is morality? Can there be morality without God? Does evil exist, and if so what makes someone evil? Does morality involve absolutes, or is morality relative (meaning that what's considered moral changes with cultures and time periods)? Craig R. Vander Maas addresses these questions and more and presents a model of a "Continuum of Morality" in which evil is presented as psychopathology with significant biological etiologies including contr...