Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-386) and index.

Introduction to attachment theory -- God as an attachment figure -- More on religion as an attachment process: some extensions and limitations -- Individual differences in attachment and religion: the correspondence hypothesis -- God as a substitute attachment figure: The compensation hypothesis -- Attachment in context: introduction to evolutionary psychology -- Attachment theory in modern evolutionary perspective -- Religion: adaptation or evolutionary by-product -- Beyond attachment: religion and other evolved psychological mechanisms -- The cognitive origins of religious belief -- Beyond genes: learning, rationality, and culture -- Toward an evolutionary psychology of religion.