Wesley J. Wildman 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.F. LeRon Shults 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.

A ground-breaking book highlighting new research and revolutionary applications of computer simulation to the human condition. A new field is born.

• List of FiguresPreface1. Why Model Religion?2. Civilizational Transformation3. Computational Simulation4. Modeling the Neolithic Transition5. Modeling the Axial Age Transition6. Modeling the Modernity Transition 7. Insights and Prospects Appendices BibliographyIndex

Wesley J. Wildman 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.F. LeRon Shults 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.

A ground-breaking book highlighting new research and revolutionary applications of computer simulation to the human condition. A new field is born.

• List of FiguresPreface1. Why Model Religion?2. Civilizational Transformation3. Computational Simulation4. Modeling the Neolithic Transition5. Modeling the Axial Age Transition6. Modeling the Modernity Transition 7. Insights and Prospects Appendices BibliographyIndex

Wesley J. Wildman 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.F. LeRon Shults 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.

A ground-breaking book highlighting new research and revolutionary applications of computer simulation to the human condition. A new field is born.

• List of FiguresPreface1. Why Model Religion?2. Civilizational Transformation3. Computational Simulation4. Modeling the Neolithic Transition5. Modeling the Axial Age Transition6. Modeling the Modernity Transition 7. Insights and Prospects Appendices BibliographyIndex