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I urge philosophers of religion to investigate far more vigorously than they have until now the acceptability of varied components of the world religions and their epistemological underpinnings. By evaluating "acceptability" I mean evaluation of: truth, morality, spiritual efficacy and human flourishing, in fact any value religious devotees might think significant to their religious lives. Secondly, I urge that philosophers of religion give more attention to what scholars have called the "esoteric" level of world religions, including components of strong ineffability, weak ineffability, and an alleged perennial philosophy. All this should involve a cooperative effort between analytic, comparative, and feminist philosophy of religion.

Park investigates the unexpected success of early Korean creationists, who were mostly scientists, and argues that creationism is not a product of the lack of intelligence or proper scientific education, but a consequence of more profound social developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Group Behavior and Negativity: Why Comparisons Are Needed -- Need for Comparison Studies -- Chapter Introductions -- How to Use This Text -- Thank You and Welcome to the Journey -- References -- 2 Investigating Perceptions of Out-groups in Sport and United States Politics -- Background -- Social Identity Theory in Politics and Sport -- Rivalry in Sport and Politics -- Perceptions and Likely Behaviors Toward Out-Group Members in Sport and Politics -- Celebrating Out-group Failure in Sport and Politics -- The Current Study -- Method -- Participants -- Instrument -- Data Collection -- Results -- Testing the Hypotheses -- Discussion -- Political and Sport Out-group Perceptions and Likely Behaviors -- Common In-Group Influence on Out-Group Perceptions and Likely Behaviors -- Out-Group Perceptions and Likely Behaviors Among Democrats and Republicans -- Implications and Future Investigation -- Appendix -- References -- 3 Rivalry and Group Behavior in Sport and Religious Brands -- Background -- The Current Study -- Method -- Instrument and Participants -- Results -- Testing the Hypotheses -- Discussion -- Implications and Future Research -- References -- 4 Revisiting the Hierarchy of Out-group Derogation and the Out-group Derogation Spectrum -- Background -- Group Competition and Rivalry -- Negative Group Behavior -- The Current Study -- Method -- Items -- Data -- Results -- Research Question 1 -- Discussion -- Hierarchy of Out-Group Derogation -- Out-Group Derogation Spectrum -- General Discussion -- Future Study -- References -- 5 Shared Perspectives: Can Common Interests Help Decrease Out-Group Derogation? -- Implications -- Implications for Research -- Implications for Practice -- Shared Perspectives -- References -- 6 Continuing the Journey.