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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... true and have forced new interpretations of traditional beliefs onto others , leaving only the adherents to fundamentalist positions holding concretely to the truths of traditional religion . While the unchanging nature of religious ...
... true and have forced new interpretations of traditional beliefs onto others , leaving only the adherents to fundamentalist positions holding concretely to the truths of traditional religion . While the unchanging nature of religious ...
Page 170
... true cause , one true bible , one elite , or one chosen people . Such absolute beliefs , by the way , do not qualify as primitive beliefs because the person who believes them knows that there are others who do not " ( Rokeach , 1960 , p ...
... true cause , one true bible , one elite , or one chosen people . Such absolute beliefs , by the way , do not qualify as primitive beliefs because the person who believes them knows that there are others who do not " ( Rokeach , 1960 , p ...
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... true religion " that has been found by those who are funda- mentalist or evangelical . Because of that , Rokeach ( 1960 ) found a clear scale for denominations in terms of the orthodoxy they prescribe , while Rich- ardson ( 1985 ) ...
... true religion " that has been found by those who are funda- mentalist or evangelical . Because of that , Rokeach ( 1960 ) found a clear scale for denominations in terms of the orthodoxy they prescribe , while Rich- ardson ( 1985 ) ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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