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 118
... duty , and love ( agape ) . Differences in their traditional doctrines and practices do not allow simple and direct interpretations of differences between Catholics or Protestants , because , for example , of the Catholic access to ...
... duty , and love ( agape ) . Differences in their traditional doctrines and practices do not allow simple and direct interpretations of differences between Catholics or Protestants , because , for example , of the Catholic access to ...
Page 208
... duty of men to learn them ; as it was the duty of schoolboys to learn what their masters sought to teach them . The colonial and garrison chaplain of Sierra Leone wrote in 1850 of the drowning of his predecessor and three other ...
... duty of men to learn them ; as it was the duty of schoolboys to learn what their masters sought to teach them . The colonial and garrison chaplain of Sierra Leone wrote in 1850 of the drowning of his predecessor and three other ...
Page 209
... duty ' and ' prayers ' and ' religion ' hypocritical humbug ? " asked Burn , and , " Was the whole age a hollow sham ? ” Runciman asserts that it was not , " or at any rate not for the country as a whole : and that which may appear to ...
... duty ' and ' prayers ' and ' religion ' hypocritical humbug ? " asked Burn , and , " Was the whole age a hollow sham ? ” Runciman asserts that it was not , " or at any rate not for the country as a whole : and that which may appear to ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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