"Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, pioneering research psychologist David DeSteno shows why religious practices and rituals are so beneficial to those who follow them - and to anyone, regardless of their faith (or lack thereof)"-- Provided by publisher.

A note on pronouns -- Introduction: the journey ahead -- Infancy: welcoming and binding -- The formative years: learning what's right and wrong -- Coming of age: adulting isn't easy -- Transcending the twenties and thirties: love, connection, and (maybe) ecstasy -- The business of midlife I: maintenance for the body -- The business midlife II: maintenance for the soul -- Saying good bye: all that lives must die.