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An Evolutionary Psychology of Sleep and Dreams
Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality)
Where God and Science Meet
Spirit Possession and Exorcism
Dreams and Visions: How Religious Ideas Emerge in Sleep and Dreams
Where God and Science Meet
Nightmares: The Science and Solution of Those Frightening Visions during Sleep
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Science and the World's Religions
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