Religious Beliefs, Evolutionary Psychiatry, and Mental Health in America

1. Introduction
Kevin J. Flannelly

Part I. The Origin of Evolutionary Ideas in Historical and Religious Context

2. Greek Philosophy, Early Christian Theology, Purpose, and Change
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3. The Reformation and The Enlightenment
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4. 19th Century Evolutionary Thought Before Charles Darwin
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Part II. Charles Darwin’s Theories of Evolution and Reactions to Them

5. Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species

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6. Reactions to Darwin’s Origin of Species

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7. Darwin’s Descent of Man and The Expression of Emotions

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8. Reactions to The Expression of Emotions

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Part III. Evolutionary Psychiatry

9. Brain Evolution and Emotions
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10. Fear in the Animal and Human Brain
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11. Anxiety Disorders as Evolutionary Adaptations
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12. Other Psychiatric Disorders as Evolutionary Adaptations
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13. Beliefs and Psychiatric Symptoms
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14. Evolutionary Threat Assessment Systems Theory
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Part IV. Religious Beliefs and Mental Health

15. Belief in God and Life-After-Death Among American Adults
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16. Religion and Death Anxiety
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17. Belief in Life-After-Death and Mental Health
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18. Beliefs About Life-After-Death and Psychiatric Symptoms
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19. Beliefs About the Nature of God and Mental Health
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20. Beliefs About One’s Relationship with God and Mental Health
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21. Belief in God as an Attachment Figure and Mental Health
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22. Belief in Meaning in Life and Mental Health
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23. Religious Doubt and Mental Health
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24. Belief in Divine Forgiveness, Evil, and Biblical Literalism and Mental Health
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Part V. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations for Future Research

25. The Historical Development of Theories of Organic Evolution
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26. Darwin’s Books About Evolution and Reactions to Them
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27. Evolutionary Psychiatry and ETAS Theory
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28. Belief in Life-After-Death and Mental Health
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29. Beliefs About God and Mental Health
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30. Belief in Meaning, Other Religious Beliefs, Religious Doubt, and Mental Health
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31. Directions for Future Research on ETAS Theory and Mental Health
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Keywords: Social Sciences, Sociology of Religion, Religion and Psychology, Psychiatry