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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... understanding . Contrasted against that view is , for example , Marx's judgement that religious belief is fallacious , or Feuerbach's argu- ment that anthropology is the key to theology because it is about man and the nature of man ...
... understanding . Contrasted against that view is , for example , Marx's judgement that religious belief is fallacious , or Feuerbach's argu- ment that anthropology is the key to theology because it is about man and the nature of man ...
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... understanding of them with psycho- logical interpretations . Even then a consensus is needed to decide that religion is mere fantasy , or really true : so Cohn ( 1975 , p . 262 ) drew atten- tion to the tens of thousands of witches who ...
... understanding of them with psycho- logical interpretations . Even then a consensus is needed to decide that religion is mere fantasy , or really true : so Cohn ( 1975 , p . 262 ) drew atten- tion to the tens of thousands of witches who ...
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... understanding and its successive changes , and the teach- ing of biblical material , within the developmental tradition that Piaget estab- lished , noted that " studies regarding the growth of religious understanding are not numerous by ...
... understanding and its successive changes , and the teach- ing of biblical material , within the developmental tradition that Piaget estab- lished , noted that " studies regarding the growth of religious understanding are not numerous by ...
Contents
Introduction 12356789 | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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