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 76
... structure ) " . While English and English say the expression " personality structure " is redundant , " since personality itself connotes a complex structure " , different structures of religion are recognized by those who occupy ...
... structure ) " . While English and English say the expression " personality structure " is redundant , " since personality itself connotes a complex structure " , different structures of religion are recognized by those who occupy ...
Page 83
... structures of religion reveal themselves , and it hardly seems good enough to have to conclude that the structures of religion either recapture or reflect our social knowledge of what religion entails , or that they reflect the content ...
... structures of religion reveal themselves , and it hardly seems good enough to have to conclude that the structures of religion either recapture or reflect our social knowledge of what religion entails , or that they reflect the content ...
Page 87
... structure of religions go beyond the simple dis- tinction between the open or closed organizational structures which socio- logists have identified with Churches and sects respectively . ( Dynes , 1955 , has produced measures of those ...
... structure of religions go beyond the simple dis- tinction between the open or closed organizational structures which socio- logists have identified with Churches and sects respectively . ( Dynes , 1955 , has produced measures of those ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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