The Psychology of Religious BeliefThis book is concerned with empirical studies of religious belief, and the contexts within which they are to be understood. It also examines classical views of religion, its structures and parameters, the readiness for religion, and the reasons for accepting religious beliefs. While some knowledge of psychology is assumed, the book is designed to be more generally intelligible to the average reader. |
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... methods Survey methods are not a recent invention ( cf. 2 Samuel 24 , 1-17 ) , although they are now widely used to establish and describe characteristics of defined groups . Argyle and Beit - Hallahmi ( 1975 ) , for example , used the ...
... methods Survey methods are not a recent invention ( cf. 2 Samuel 24 , 1-17 ) , although they are now widely used to establish and describe characteristics of defined groups . Argyle and Beit - Hallahmi ( 1975 ) , for example , used the ...
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... methods to gather responses about attitudes and beliefs . ( Inci- dentally , we do not yet know the rules for combining public and private responses about religion , although we usually know when to keep quiet about our religious and ...
... methods to gather responses about attitudes and beliefs . ( Inci- dentally , we do not yet know the rules for combining public and private responses about religion , although we usually know when to keep quiet about our religious and ...
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... methods that have been developed by social psychologists have been applied in studies of religious belief and knowledge , attitudes and practice , and experience , but not many of them have been well validated . As we have seen , the ...
... methods that have been developed by social psychologists have been applied in studies of religious belief and knowledge , attitudes and practice , and experience , but not many of them have been well validated . As we have seen , the ...
Contents
Introduction 12356789 | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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