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 94
... meaning is a result of normal mental growth . One strand of that argument expects that increasing self - awareness and criticism allows received practices or beliefs to be reinterpreted abstractly or metaphorically so that those who do ...
... meaning is a result of normal mental growth . One strand of that argument expects that increasing self - awareness and criticism allows received practices or beliefs to be reinterpreted abstractly or metaphorically so that those who do ...
Page 109
... meaning and explanation , like " the disciples of Weber ( particularly Talcott Parsons and his students ) , concerned primarily with the meaning - providing role of religion in contradistinction to Karl Marx ' ; ( 3 ) the ...
... meaning and explanation , like " the disciples of Weber ( particularly Talcott Parsons and his students ) , concerned primarily with the meaning - providing role of religion in contradistinction to Karl Marx ' ; ( 3 ) the ...
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... meaning of life scale , and concluded that " religious integra- tion is indicative of greater meaning in life " , and that " these integrative factors ( in religious commitment ) may be subsumed theoretically under the concept of mature ...
... meaning of life scale , and concluded that " religious integra- tion is indicative of greater meaning in life " , and that " these integrative factors ( in religious commitment ) may be subsumed theoretically under the concept of mature ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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