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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accepted aligned Allport analysis answers Anthony Burgess approach argues Argyle and Beit-Hallahmi assessed Brown Catholics cent Christian church attendance cognitive coherence concluded conservatism correlated death Deconchy defined denominational depend dimension Dittes dogmatism dominant effects emphasized empirical enon Estragon evaluated example explanations extrinsic factor factor analysis faith forms Freud gious Glock glossolalia Godin Gorsuch Gustafsson 1972 Guyana ibid identified important independent individual influence institutional interpreted involved James Jones latent content Likert scales linked meaning measures methods non-believers non-religious Pentecostalism personality perspective prayer problems procedures processes Protestant work ethic Protestants psychological psychology of religion questions recognize reference relationships reli religious attitudes religious behaviour religious beliefs religious concepts religious experience religious groups religious orientation repertory grid responses Rokeach scales scientific scores semantic differential social structures studies of religion subjects theological theories Thouless tions tism traditional validity values variables