Epstein Secrets

s seem to many to be less satisfying. For some, science and modernity are akin to the apple in the Garden of Eden, responsible for our fall from Grace. For others, theology and religion represent little more than the stuff of superstition with no place in an educated society. About six years ago

dominant modern image of humans summarized by the phrase "what is best for me is best for the society." Without rejecting the selfish gene view, Cacioppo shows how it evolves in humans into what he calls the "social brain"— a large cerebral cortex and an interconnected limbic lobule that together a

Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology (1997, Fortress); Jesus, Humanity and the Trinity (2001, Continuum and Fortress Press); Economy of Grace (2005, Fortress); and Christ the Key (2010, Cambridge). Christian beliefs are not just theoretical matters, involving putative truth claims about

oration for mutual benefit is part of human nature or whether promotion of the self above all others is man's primary motivation. In this volume, Cacioppo argues that sociality is an integral part of human nature. He notes that given each child's prolonged period of total dependence, survival into ch

m to many to be less satisfying. Page |5 For some, science and modernity are akin to the apple in the Garden of Eden, responsible for our fall from Grace. For others, theology and religion represent little more than the stuff of superstition with no place in an educated society. About six years ago, w

ce a dominant modern image of humans summarized by the phrase “what is best for me is best for the society.” Without rejecting the selfish gene view, Cacioppo shows how it evolves in humans into what he calls the “social brain’— a large cerebral cortex and an interconnected limbic lobule that together are s

s); Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology (1997, Fortress); Jesus, Humanity and the Trinity (2001, Continuum and Fortress Press); Economy of Grace (2005, Fortress); and Christ the Key (2010, Cambridge). Christian beliefs are not just theoretical matters, involving putative truth claims about th

llaboration for mutual benefit is part of human nature or whether promotion of the self above all others is man’s primary motivation. In this volume, Cacioppo argues that sociality is an integral part of human nature. He notes that given each child’s prolonged period of total dependence, survival into child