Atheism, faith, and the social scientific study of religion

The social "scientific"; study of religion originated in atheism and the basic theses pursued today, especially by psychologists and anthropologists, are little changed since they were first proposed by militant opponents of religion in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In this...

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Main Author: Stark, Rodney 1934-2022 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [1999]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 1999, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-62
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