{"product_id":"modeling-religion-simulating-the-transformation-of-worldviews-lifeways-and-civilizations-paperback","title":"Modeling Religion: Simulating the Transformation of Worldviews, Lifeways, and Civilizations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWesley J. Wildman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald Wiebe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eF. Leron Shults\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat role has religion played in the major civilizational transformations associated with the Neolithic Revolution, the Axial Age, and Modernity? This book introduces new methodological tools and material insights for guiding conversations about these debates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors introduce a new branch of computational humanities, using computational modeling to simulate civilizational transformations. They integrate multiple theories across many disciplines, including the scientific study of religion, and evaluate the relative importance of those causal theories in processes of civilizational change. Materially, the book sheds new light on major debates among historians, archaeologists, and other social theorists on the role of religion within these major transitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book tackles the urgent question of what sort of civilizational transformations might be possible in a world where the influence and significance of religion continues to decline wherever technology, education, freedom, and cultural pluralism are most advanced.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWesley J. Wildman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, and of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University, USA; Professor II in the Institute for Global Development and Planning at the University of Agder, Norway; Executive Director of the Center for Mind and Culture in Boston; and Executive Director of Wildheart Evolution in Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. LeRon Shults\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Institute for Global Development and Planning at the University of Agder, Norway and Research Professor at the NORCE Center for Modeling Social Systems in Kristiansand, Norway.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42756846223456,"sku":"9781350367340","price":93.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/AQWAeRXHRQ9781350367340.webp?v=1779267229","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/modeling-religion-simulating-the-transformation-of-worldviews-lifeways-and-civilizations-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}