Theological Incorrectness

Why Religious People Believe What They Shouldn't
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-516926-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Why do religious people believe what they shouldn't - not what others think they shouldn't believe, but things that don't accord with their own avowed religious beliefs? Slone terms this phenomenon 'theological incorrectness'. He argues that it exists because the mind is built in such a way that it is natural for us to think divergent thoughts simultaneously. Human minds are great at coming up with innovative ideas that help them make sense of the world, but those ideas do not always accord with official religious beliefs. Slone presents the latest 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Slone, D. Jason

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

(Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Findlay)