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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... dominant psychological approaches to religion , comparing them with a broadly theolo- gical perspective . Although that perspective is confessional in the sense of being intelligible to believers it also involves an informal ...
... dominant psychological approaches to religion , comparing them with a broadly theolo- gical perspective . Although that perspective is confessional in the sense of being intelligible to believers it also involves an informal ...
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... dominant and powerful . One can be a bricoleur , in Levi - Strauss's sense , taking up whatever can be useful theoretically and methodologically to advance one's analysis . This might , however , extend religious analyses too far , as ...
... dominant and powerful . One can be a bricoleur , in Levi - Strauss's sense , taking up whatever can be useful theoretically and methodologically to advance one's analysis . This might , however , extend religious analyses too far , as ...
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... dominant independent and psychological variables on which religion in general depends . So Derek Wright held that " religious beliefs , and especially those of Christianity , are a way of domesticating the universe , turning it into a ...
... dominant independent and psychological variables on which religion in general depends . So Derek Wright held that " religious beliefs , and especially those of Christianity , are a way of domesticating the universe , turning it into a ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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