Natural Selection in Religious Evolution
So universal is the interest in concrete religion that men are too much given to considering its details rather than religion itself. Professor Drake's treatment will serve to correct this mistaken view. Religious acts are no more important than the history of religion as a whole. The neglect o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1916
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The biblical world
Year: 1916, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 231-236 |
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| Summary: | So universal is the interest in concrete religion that men are too much given to considering its details rather than religion itself. Professor Drake's treatment will serve to correct this mistaken view. Religious acts are no more important than the history of religion as a whole. The neglect of wide views in history is almost certain to bring into too great prominence details rather than movements. The history of religion can no more than any other sort of history be understood by an infinite number of Doctor's theses unified by a card catalogue. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The biblical world
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/475492 |