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 43
... expressed ideas in favour of the reproducibility of rated responses . Both of these group and individual perspectives should somehow be preserved . Thurstone ( 1954 ) recognized that problem when he said that a person should really be ...
... expressed ideas in favour of the reproducibility of rated responses . Both of these group and individual perspectives should somehow be preserved . Thurstone ( 1954 ) recognized that problem when he said that a person should really be ...
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... expressed with the full realization that the subject may be consciously hiding his true attitude or that social pressure of the situation has made him really believe what he expresses " ( ibid . ) . This formulation seems to have been ...
... expressed with the full realization that the subject may be consciously hiding his true attitude or that social pressure of the situation has made him really believe what he expresses " ( ibid . ) . This formulation seems to have been ...
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... expressed depend on the social context in which the data are gathered . One feature of such orthodoxy ( as he calls it ) is that not only are variant religious beliefs accepted , but the orthodoxy is recognized as having a neces- sary ...
... expressed depend on the social context in which the data are gathered . One feature of such orthodoxy ( as he calls it ) is that not only are variant religious beliefs accepted , but the orthodoxy is recognized as having a neces- sary ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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