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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... Concepts of God - ― A different approach to psychological structures that allows the subjects a broader range of ... concepts it has been widely applied in the study of religion , but especially to the conceptualizations of God that ...
... Concepts of God - ― A different approach to psychological structures that allows the subjects a broader range of ... concepts it has been widely applied in the study of religion , but especially to the conceptualizations of God that ...
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... concepts were struc- tured or aligned with each other . Nelson ( 1971 ) tested Freud's hypothesis that God is really ... concepts of God , Jesus , mother and father and found that concepts of the mother were more similar to the concept ...
... concepts were struc- tured or aligned with each other . Nelson ( 1971 ) tested Freud's hypothesis that God is really ... concepts of God , Jesus , mother and father and found that concepts of the mother were more similar to the concept ...
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... concepts Beyond the concepts of God , which we have already examined , other specific religious concepts have been rather neglected , although Gustafsson ( 1972 ) used a free association method to explore concepts and images surrounding ...
... concepts Beyond the concepts of God , which we have already examined , other specific religious concepts have been rather neglected , although Gustafsson ( 1972 ) used a free association method to explore concepts and images surrounding ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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