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 91
... feel and act as they do with regard to religion . ( Batson , 1977 , p . 415 ) Some conception of the stages of religious development has been an implicit feature of traditional theories and explanations of religion in general , and of ...
... feel and act as they do with regard to religion . ( Batson , 1977 , p . 415 ) Some conception of the stages of religious development has been an implicit feature of traditional theories and explanations of religion in general , and of ...
Page 124
... feeling among Protestants : but there is an increase of anti - Catholic feeling among Jews " and that " there is no evidence of a massive defection from religion among those under twenty - five " ( pp . 111-112 ) . In general these ...
... feeling among Protestants : but there is an increase of anti - Catholic feeling among Jews " and that " there is no evidence of a massive defection from religion among those under twenty - five " ( pp . 111-112 ) . In general these ...
Page 130
... feeling of being in God's presence , " a sense of being saved in Christ " , and a " feeling of being punished by God for something they had done " ( except for the Methodists ) . Those responses all support the need to maintain a broad ...
... feeling of being in God's presence , " a sense of being saved in Christ " , and a " feeling of being punished by God for something they had done " ( except for the Methodists ) . Those responses all support the need to maintain a broad ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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