Armin Geertz on Cognitive Approaches to the Study of Religion




The Religious Studies Project show

Summary: The cognitive study of religion has quickly established itself as the paradigmatic methodology in the field today. It's grounded in the concept that to some degree, religiosity is hard-wired into human brains, a result of evolutionary processes. In this episode, Professor Armin Geertz tells Chris why it deserves its prominent profile, and how it is developing.