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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... perspectives on how that might be done best . Theoretical perspectives Sociology distinguishes the structural and functional ... perspective yields different conclusions so that the outsiders ' view is identified with a unitary religious ...
... perspectives on how that might be done best . Theoretical perspectives Sociology distinguishes the structural and functional ... perspective yields different conclusions so that the outsiders ' view is identified with a unitary religious ...
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... perspective of one who knows contrasts against the strength of a prophetic criticism that rests only on the person's own authority . Another important perspective is that of the observer who , as a detached outsider , lacks the ...
... perspective of one who knows contrasts against the strength of a prophetic criticism that rests only on the person's own authority . Another important perspective is that of the observer who , as a detached outsider , lacks the ...
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... perspective characteristic of students , or among those who have an academic rather than a more practical orientation ( cf. Dittes , 1971 ) , who have formed a majority of the subjects used in psychological studies of religion ...
... perspective characteristic of students , or among those who have an academic rather than a more practical orientation ( cf. Dittes , 1971 ) , who have formed a majority of the subjects used in psychological studies of religion ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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