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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... responses that some people have rejected them in favour of spontaneous expressions of opinion , although questionnaires have become intrinsic to the empirical study of religion ( Gorsuch , 1984 ) . These measures are shared with ...
... responses that some people have rejected them in favour of spontaneous expressions of opinion , although questionnaires have become intrinsic to the empirical study of religion ( Gorsuch , 1984 ) . These measures are shared with ...
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... responses cohere ( and so do religious people ) , especially when they are con- trasted against non - religious responses and contexts ( or groups ) . An obvious solution to that problem is , of course , to gather data from groups that ...
... responses cohere ( and so do religious people ) , especially when they are con- trasted against non - religious responses and contexts ( or groups ) . An obvious solution to that problem is , of course , to gather data from groups that ...
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... responses than simply to agree or disagree , believe or disbelieve , is found in Osgood's semantic differential method which extends single response scales to other adjectively defined responses that have been found to load on factors ...
... responses than simply to agree or disagree , believe or disbelieve , is found in Osgood's semantic differential method which extends single response scales to other adjectively defined responses that have been found to load on factors ...
Contents
Introduction 12356789 | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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