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 24
... reli- gion , and so on ) were rated on each of six scales for how well each " identifies you as a person " . The results in Table 2 , which shows the judgements of eight categories including " religion " , " family " and " friends ...
... reli- gion , and so on ) were rated on each of six scales for how well each " identifies you as a person " . The results in Table 2 , which shows the judgements of eight categories including " religion " , " family " and " friends ...
Page 54
... reli- gious faith " , " I believe in a divine God " , " Church or religion ' has its own personality ' ( something over and above individual members ) " , and " Reli- gion is expected to be a major source of satisfaction in life . " The ...
... reli- gious faith " , " I believe in a divine God " , " Church or religion ' has its own personality ' ( something over and above individual members ) " , and " Reli- gion is expected to be a major source of satisfaction in life . " The ...
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... reli- gious beliefs are held more confidently than are matters of fact , found U - shaped distributions of response certainty for belief and disbelief in reli- gious propositions , although Sanai ( 1952 ) had reported W - shaped ...
... reli- gious beliefs are held more confidently than are matters of fact , found U - shaped distributions of response certainty for belief and disbelief in reli- gious propositions , although Sanai ( 1952 ) had reported W - shaped ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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