title: Religion: more money, more morals.
abstract: Between 500 BCE and 300 BCE, religions worldwide underwent a dramatic shift, emphasizing morality and asceticism for the first time. A new study suggests that the emergence of this new type of religion can be explained by increases in prosperity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Electronic address: konika.banerjee@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Konika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D003468:Cultural Evolution; D057217:Economic Development; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D012067:Religion