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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... influence of your family or to any other individuals who were helpful , whether as models to imitate or just as ... influences to scores for the strength of religious belief and found that those accepting religious beliefs were more ...
... influence of your family or to any other individuals who were helpful , whether as models to imitate or just as ... influences to scores for the strength of religious belief and found that those accepting religious beliefs were more ...
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... influence in Europe . Godin applied Piaget's developmental psychology , and Vergote has worked within an explicitly dynamic tradi- tion , although neither has responded only to those influences . Sunden was concerned with religious ...
... influence in Europe . Godin applied Piaget's developmental psychology , and Vergote has worked within an explicitly dynamic tradi- tion , although neither has responded only to those influences . Sunden was concerned with religious ...
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... influence of extraneous events was found to be the best predictor , and adding the other variables did not improve the multiple correlations with behaviour . The prediction of participation in church activities was largely unsuccessful ...
... influence of extraneous events was found to be the best predictor , and adding the other variables did not improve the multiple correlations with behaviour . The prediction of participation in church activities was largely unsuccessful ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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