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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... effects in illness because it activated the will to recover , while it could have no effect on the weather since human will would not have any direct effects on the natural world or on divine provi- dence . Another view was that the ...
... effects in illness because it activated the will to recover , while it could have no effect on the weather since human will would not have any direct effects on the natural world or on divine provi- dence . Another view was that the ...
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... effects of religion on , for example , altruism ( Daniel , 1978 ; Baston and Ventis , 1982 ) , the effect of anonymity ( Ungar , 1980 ) or peer pressure on stated religious attitudes ( Carey , 1971 ) , and the effect of clerical dress ...
... effects of religion on , for example , altruism ( Daniel , 1978 ; Baston and Ventis , 1982 ) , the effect of anonymity ( Ungar , 1980 ) or peer pressure on stated religious attitudes ( Carey , 1971 ) , and the effect of clerical dress ...
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... effects that can be assessed . On the present evidence , religion cannot be said to be an unequivocal function of personality , although arguments about that interaction will no doubt continue , not least because outsiders believe that ...
... effects that can be assessed . On the present evidence , religion cannot be said to be an unequivocal function of personality , although arguments about that interaction will no doubt continue , not least because outsiders believe that ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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