Theological incorrectness: why religious people believe what they shouldn't

Human minds are great at coming up with ideas that help them make sense of the world, but those ideas do not always accord with official religious beliefs. Slone presents discoveries from the cognitive science of religion and shows how they help us to understand exactly why it is that religious peop...

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Main Author: Slone, D. Jason (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2004
In:Year: 2004
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious psychology
B Religion / Cognitive consistency
Further subjects:B Psychology, Religious
B Cognitive consistency Religious aspects
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Summary:Human minds are great at coming up with ideas that help them make sense of the world, but those ideas do not always accord with official religious beliefs. Slone presents discoveries from the cognitive science of religion and shows how they help us to understand exactly why it is that religious people do and think things that they shouldn't.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-151) and index
ISBN:0195169263