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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... procedures ( Webb et al . , 1966 ) has proved of little value to psychologists of religion who still depend on direct methods and descriptive or theoretical starting points that have adopted either outside or inside perspectives on ...
... procedures ( Webb et al . , 1966 ) has proved of little value to psychologists of religion who still depend on direct methods and descriptive or theoretical starting points that have adopted either outside or inside perspectives on ...
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... procedures , while Gorsuch ( 1984 ) adds the " importance of measurement issues themselves " and Deconchy ( 1985 ) writes of the " formal ambiguity of this type of research " . Using only degrees of agreement with " found " items ...
... procedures , while Gorsuch ( 1984 ) adds the " importance of measurement issues themselves " and Deconchy ( 1985 ) writes of the " formal ambiguity of this type of research " . Using only degrees of agreement with " found " items ...
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... procedures that were developed by sociologists to assess self - images as unstructured measures which can show the potency of religious labels for some people ( Kuhn and McPartland , 1954 ) . Stringer and Cairns ( 1983 ) report a ...
... procedures that were developed by sociologists to assess self - images as unstructured measures which can show the potency of religious labels for some people ( Kuhn and McPartland , 1954 ) . Stringer and Cairns ( 1983 ) report a ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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