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Religion in Human Evolution is a work of extraordinary ambition—a wide-ranging, nuanced probing of our biological past to discover the kinds of lives that human beings have most often imagined were worth living. It offers what is frequently seen as a forbidden theory of the origin of religion that goes deep into evolution, especially but not exclusively cultural evolution.

Join Reverend Edward John Hardy, a devoted chaplain in the British army for over three decades, as he shares a heartfelt collection of anecdotes from the frontline. In his 1915 work, Hardy pays tribute to the spirit of the British soldier—affectionately known as Tommy or Mr. Thomas Atkins. With a keen eye for detail, he curates and organizes letters that spotlight the courage and humor that define these brave individuals. I did not need a war of nations to learn about the courage and humour of the British soldier, he reflects, emphasizing the authenticity and insight captured in these ...

Humor is a truly human phenomenon - crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability. To the philosopher Steve Wilkens, these facts about humor are evidence that God just has to be in there somewhere. Yet many Christians, scholars and laypeople alike, haven't taken humor seriously.