Apologist Joel Furches explores the evolution of religion, focussing on the most ancient religion still practised today 

Religion appears to be fundamental to human nature, such that it is inescapable at the micro to the macroscopic level. Or so history informs us.

The evolution of religion

In early societies, gods, totems and objects of worship tended to be generated regionally and then occasionally increase their influence outside of that region. This expansion and evolution of particular objects of worship tends to result in one of three outcomes: adoption, syncretism or synthesis.

Under the schema of adoption, one culture will begin to adopt the worship practices of another, with perhaps a few cultural modifications. The simplest example of this is the way in which the Roman Empire adopted the entire pantheon of the Greek empire and simply gave the gods latinised names. Adoption tends to morph and evolve the various gods and practices over time, such that once a religion has passed through three or four cultures, they retain very… (Register to read the rest of the article)