ADIEU TO GOD

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-470-66993-8
Verlag: BLACKWELL PUBL

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

Adieu to God examines atheism from a psychological perspective and reveals how religious phenomena and beliefs are psychological rather than supernatural in origin.
* Answers the psychological question of why, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, do religions continue to prosper?
* Looks at atheism and religion using a fair and balanced approach based on the latest work in psychology, sociology, anthropology, psychiatry and medicine
* Acknowledges the many psychological benefits of religion while still questioning the validity of its supernatural belief systems and providing atheist alternatives to a fulfilling life

Autoren/Hrsg.

Power, Mick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Religionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix1. A Short History of Religion 12. The Psychology of Religion--The Varieties of Normal Experience 333. The Psychology of Religion--The Varieties of Abnormal Experience 614. Social Structures and Religion 895. Religion, Power, and Control 1136. Religion and Health 1417. How to Be a Healthy Atheist 167References 181Author Index 191Subject Index 195

Über Autor(innen)

Mick Power is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, as well as a practicing Clinical Psychologist who has worked at Guy s Hospital and Maudsley and Bethlem Hospitals. Raised as a Catholic, Power became an atheist at 16.