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 45
... meetings ( Stolz , 1937 ) , although there are traps , as when one observer who was using a Bible as a cover for his note - taking was assumed to be so strongly influenced that he was invited to lead the next meeting . Some modification ...
... meetings ( Stolz , 1937 ) , although there are traps , as when one observer who was using a Bible as a cover for his note - taking was assumed to be so strongly influenced that he was invited to lead the next meeting . Some modification ...
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... meeting of experi- mental psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania in 1926 which deplored " the increasing practice of collecting administrative or supposedly scientific data by way of questionnaires " . While tension and ...
... meeting of experi- mental psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania in 1926 which deplored " the increasing practice of collecting administrative or supposedly scientific data by way of questionnaires " . While tension and ...
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... meeting ( Johnson , 1971 ) or to find oneself successfully converted there depends on the credibility and the prestige of the appeal itself and the claims that can be made on it , as well as the emotional states it generates , which ...
... meeting ( Johnson , 1971 ) or to find oneself successfully converted there depends on the credibility and the prestige of the appeal itself and the claims that can be made on it , as well as the emotional states it generates , which ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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