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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... reported on a group 15 years after graduating from college , whose scores for the religious and political values on the Allport - Vernon- Lindzey study of values were equal , whereas during college , the political value had been highest ...
... reported on a group 15 years after graduating from college , whose scores for the religious and political values on the Allport - Vernon- Lindzey study of values were equal , whereas during college , the political value had been highest ...
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... reported when stress was added . These studies all emphasize the coherence of specifically religious responses . Maranell ( 1974 ) has reported an integrated , multi - variate analysis of reli- gious attitudes in which the responses of ...
... reported when stress was added . These studies all emphasize the coherence of specifically religious responses . Maranell ( 1974 ) has reported an integrated , multi - variate analysis of reli- gious attitudes in which the responses of ...
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... reported among the members of new religious movements ( Galanter et al . , 1979 ; Galanter and Buckley , 1978 ; Richardson , 1985 ) , and in traditional Churches ( Ness , 1980 ) , but one wonders if those effects could ever influence ...
... reported among the members of new religious movements ( Galanter et al . , 1979 ; Galanter and Buckley , 1978 ; Richardson , 1985 ) , and in traditional Churches ( Ness , 1980 ) , but one wonders if those effects could ever influence ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
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