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 61
... forms and the necessity of a decentred attitude rather than a limited single - minded perspective may be an essential feature of the maturely intellectual or emotional forms of religion . Godin ( 1971 ) similarly argues that we must ...
... forms and the necessity of a decentred attitude rather than a limited single - minded perspective may be an essential feature of the maturely intellectual or emotional forms of religion . Godin ( 1971 ) similarly argues that we must ...
Page 62
... forms by refusing to recognize the investigator's task at all . The standard doctrinal beliefs may be too flat , and response frequencies , correlation coefficients between them , and even attitude measurement itself can be seen as over ...
... forms by refusing to recognize the investigator's task at all . The standard doctrinal beliefs may be too flat , and response frequencies , correlation coefficients between them , and even attitude measurement itself can be seen as over ...
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... form of religion is adopted , as when Dittes argued that an extrinsic religion depends on the resolution of assumed threats ... forms were in terms of susceptibility to conversion ( James , 1902 ) , with reference to an institutional ...
... form of religion is adopted , as when Dittes argued that an extrinsic religion depends on the resolution of assumed threats ... forms were in terms of susceptibility to conversion ( James , 1902 ) , with reference to an institutional ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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