Acknowledgments
Introduction: Evolution and Mind

1 The Evolution of Morality
Setting the Task
The Moral Brain
The First Layer: Kin Selection
The Second Layer: Reciprocal Altruism
A Third Layer: Indirect Reciprocity
A Fourth Layer: Cultural Group Selection
A Fifth Layer: The Moral Emotions
Conclusion: From Moral Grammar to Moral Systems

2 The Evolution of Moral Religions
Setting the Task
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Conceptualizing the Almighty
The Moral Function of Gods

3 Evolutionary Religious Ethics: Judaism
Setting the Task
Constructing Yahweh
The Ten Commandments: An Evolutionary Interpretation
Conclusion: The Evolved Law

4 Evolutionary Religious Ethics: Christianity
Setting the Task
Constructing the Christ
Setting the Boundaries: Christian and/or Jew?
The Third Race: Christians as In-Group
Putting on Christ: Christianity's Signals of Commitment
Loving Your Neighbor and Turning the Other Cheek

5 Religion, Violence, and the Evolved Mind
Setting the Task
Devoted to Destruction: Sanctified Violence and Judaism
The Blood of the Lamb
A Case Study in the Evolved Psychology of Religious Violence: 9/11

6 Religion Evolving
Setting the Task
Varieties of Religious Expressions
If There Were No God...
Religion, Ethics, and Violence: An Assessment
Responding to Religion, Ethics, and Violence: Some Proposals
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index