For many people today the traditional image of God as an almighty figure with ultimate control over our destiny no longer makes much sense. But does that mean that all notions of transcendence should be tossed aside? Award-winning author and journalist Robert Wright doesn't think so. In his new book, The Evolution of God, he lays out a compelling case for why.

In the second half of a two-part series, Wright continues his exploration into humanity's changing views of God from ancient Egyptian myths to present day religions with EnlightenNext senior editor Elizabeth Debold. Driven by his interest in redefining and "re-enchanting" our ideas about the divine for modern times, he takes into account all that we know about evolution, biology, and human history. Arguing that, even though we can no longer rely on old belief systems to understand divinity, within the desire to know God is an indispensible spark of truth that is in line with "the moral code of the universe."

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