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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Page 58
... Bible , and conceptions of God . Each of these scales is carefully evaluated , and they stress that the authors of six of the 17 scales did not assess its reliability and that four were not validated at all , with only a construct ...
... Bible , and conceptions of God . Each of these scales is carefully evaluated , and they stress that the authors of six of the 17 scales did not assess its reliability and that four were not validated at all , with only a construct ...
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... Bible , miracles , and the efficacy of prayer . They wrote 150 items which were reduced after a Likert scaling to 26 ... Bible , creation , God , life after death , the birth of Jesus , the Trinity , salvation , heaven and hell and the ...
... Bible , miracles , and the efficacy of prayer . They wrote 150 items which were reduced after a Likert scaling to 26 ... Bible , creation , God , life after death , the birth of Jesus , the Trinity , salvation , heaven and hell and the ...
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... Bible or not " , and found that " Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live " ( Exodus 11 , 18 ) was correctly identified as biblical by 11 per cent of Protestants and three per cent of Catholics , while a deliberately contrived statement ...
... Bible or not " , and found that " Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live " ( Exodus 11 , 18 ) was correctly identified as biblical by 11 per cent of Protestants and three per cent of Catholics , while a deliberately contrived statement ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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