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Inquiry into the Evolutionary Basis of Religious Behavior

Project Leader(s)

Nicholas Wade
Staff Writer
New York Times

Grantee(s)
Nicholas Wade (New York, New York)
Description

This grant supported the development of a monograph investigating the evolutionary basis of religion and religious behavior, leading to a deeper understanding of their role in making human societies cohesive. The results were published in The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures (2009).

Grant Amount:
$30,000
Start Date:
October 2007
End Date:
January 2009
Grant ID:
12854

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