Finding a Significance in Shapiro's recent book "The Right Side of History"

I believe the book The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great by Ben Shapiro (New York: Broadside Books, 2019) has merit in arguing for the position in theology that there is indeed over time an increase in our religious knowledge.

His major thesis appears to be that ancient Greek philosophy's reliance upon using logical methods  with good reasons cited and Jewish tradition's appealing to moral principles have netted the enormous gains in science and human development over the many centuries since their initial deployment in human existence within the West's culture.

Nevertheless, though he discounts the present acceptance of diverse lifestyles, e.g., feminism and homosexuality, as significant advances in the religious awareness of human equality (despite variance in living modes), he seems to accept the notion that with the coming of the Western peoples social living among humans has advanced over the mere tribalism of social organization and way of thinking.  That is to say, mankind has now more understanding to life's potential than simply living a biological-need driven existence we share with animals of the field.  Which is not to say, the tribalism practiced since man has covered the face of the earth is not a meaningful way we relate ourselves to family and our social and physical surroundings.  But there is more to human existence than the tribal mode that sustains life itself.

And the something more to life may be categorized as falling under the topical heading "treating each other as equals":   the foundation of the religious dimension.  On this point, I heartily concur with Professor Shapiro.