{"product_id":"thriving-with-stone-age-minds-evolutionary-psychology-christian-faith-and-the-quest-for-human-flourishing-9780830852932","title":"Thriving with Stone Age Minds: Evolutionary Psychology, Christian Faith, and the Quest for Human Flourishing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does God's creation of humanity through the process of evolution mean for human flourishing?\u003c\/b\u003e The emerging field of evolutionary psychology remains controversial, perhaps especially among Christians. Yet according to Justin Barrett and Pamela Ebstyne King it can be a powerful tool for understanding human nature and our distinctively human purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThriving with Stone Age Minds\u003c\/i\u003e provides an introduction to evolutionary psychology, explaining key concepts like hyper-sociality, information gathering, and self-control. Combining insights from evolutionary psychology with resources from the Bible and Christian theology, Barrett and King focus fresh attention on the question, \u003ci\u003eWhat is human flourishing?\u003c\/i\u003e When we understand how humans still bear the marks of our evolutionary past, new light shines on some of the most puzzling features of our minds, relationships, and behaviors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne key insight of evolutionary psychology is how humans both adapt to and then alter our environments, or \"niches.\" In fact, we change our world faster than our minds can adapt--and then gaps in our \"fitness\" emerge. In effect, humans are now attempting to thrive in modern contexts with Stone Age minds. By integrating scientific evidence with wisdom from theological anthropology, we can learn to close up nature-niche gaps and \u003ci\u003ethrive\u003c\/i\u003e, becoming more what God has created us to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBioLogos Books on Science and Christianity invite us to see the harmony between the sciences and biblical faith on issues including cosmology, biology, paleontology, evolution, human origins, the environment, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin L. Barrett (PhD, Cornell University) is the founder and president of Blueprint 1543 and adjunct professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he was formerly director of the Thrive Center for Human Development and chief project developer in the Office for Science, Theology, and Religion Initiatives. His books include \u003ci\u003eBorn Believers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCognitive Science, Religion, and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela Ebstyne King (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the executive director of the Thrive Center and the Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science in the School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Reciprocating Self\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495303287058,"sku":"9780830852932","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68ef932c-f9fd-4b22-ba07-fa89ed0bea3e.jpg?v=1730679765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thriving-with-stone-age-minds-evolutionary-psychology-christian-faith-and-the-quest-for-human-flourishing-9780830852932","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}