Conflict can profoundly affect individuals and their groups. Oftentimes, conflict involves a
clash between one side seeking change and increased gains through victory and the other …

In this article, we review the most recent empirical research about the psychology of religion
and intergroup prejudices based on race/ethnicity or religious identification. We highlight …

We develop a cultural evolutionary theory of the origins of prosocial religions and apply it to
resolve two puzzles in human psychology and cultural history:(1) the rise of large-scale …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

The number of nonreligious people has increased dramatically over the past several
decades, yet scholarship on the nonreligious is severely lacking. In response to this critical …

This fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion
and politics and provides students with an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject's most …

The primary aim of this chapter is to provide a framework to understand and synthesize the
processes of person construal—early perceptions that lead to initial ingroup/outgroup …

Mounting evidence supports long-standing claims that religions can extend cooperative
networks,,,,,,,,. However, religious prosociality may have a strongly parochial component …

One of the world's foremost scholars of evolution tackles one of its essential mysteries: why
we believe. Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since …

Is religion to blame for deadly conflicts? Should religious behaviour be credited more often
for acts of charity and altruism? In what ways are religious and 'spiritual'ideas, practices and …