Adieu to God - Why Psychology Leads to Atheism

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Religion clings to the supernatural for psychological comfort. In Adieu to God, Mick Powers provides a fair and balanced exploration of why this continues to be the case despite science's repeated disproval of supernatural forces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix 1. A Short History of Religion 1 2. The Psychology of Religion-The Varieties of Normal Experience 33 3. The Psychology of Religion-The Varieties of Abnormal Experience 61 4. Social Structures and Religion 89 5. Religion, Power, and Control 113 6. Religion and Health 141 7. How to Be a Healthy Atheist 167 References 181 Author Index 191 Subject Index 195

Product details

• Authors: M Power, Mick Power, Mick (University of Edinburgh Power, Power Mick
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2012
• EAN: 9780470669945
• ISBN: 978-0-470-66994-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Agnosticism and atheism, Kulturelle u. ethnische Vielfalt, Diversity, Culture & Ethnicity