Escaping Religion: As Content, Yes; As Process, No
The author states that, although psychology may dismiss religious contents as better suited to other areas of scholarship, it cannot go on dismissing the predicational process that brings religious manifestations about in all known human societies. He suggests that religion is the highest manifestat...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
1997
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1997, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-16 |
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Summary: | The author states that, although psychology may dismiss religious contents as better suited to other areas of scholarship, it cannot go on dismissing the predicational process that brings religious manifestations about in all known human societies. He suggests that religion is the highest manifestation of the teleological capacity that all humans possess and which motivates human behavior. |
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ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0701_2 |