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The Evolution of Religion - (Religion and Reason) by Volkhard Krech (Hardcover)

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  • How can the emergence of religion be understood consistently as a genuinely social process without resorting to phenomenological, intellectual-historical, biological, or cognitive-scientific approaches?
  • About the Author: Volkhard Krech, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
  • 560 Pages
  • Social Science, Sociology of Religion
  • Series Name: Religion and Reason

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How can the emergence of religion be understood consistently as a genuinely social process without resorting to phenomenological, intellectual-historical, biological, or cognitive-scientific approaches?

To answer this question, the book refers to three theories: theory of evolution, systems theory, and semiotics. Against this background, it traces the emergence of religion from general societal processes and the differentiation from its environment (other societal subsystems, mental systems, organic and physical conditions). It is shown how the religious system draws information from its environment and at the same time provides its environment with meanings.

Applying the theories mentioned, four dimensions are distinguished in which religion evolves: experience, embodiment, cognition, and regulation. Overall, the approach understands religion as a specific sign system that deals with indeterminable contingency with the help of the distinction between known immanence and absolute transcendence.

The book offers a way out of the false alternative of either following religious self-descriptions or explaining away religion and completely dissolving it into non-religious factors, such as political, economic, or mental circumstances.



About the Author



Volkhard Krech, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.06 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 560
Series Title: Religion and Reason
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology of Religion
Publisher: De Gruyter
Format: Hardcover
Author: Volkhard Krech
Language: English
Street Date: April 13, 2026
TCIN: 91314193
UPC: 9783111325385
Item Number (DPCI): 247-34-0545
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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