Book Details
Orange Code:93108
Paperback:204 pages
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Sections:
1. A Short History of Religion2. The Psychology of Religion—The Varieties of Normal Experience3. The Psychology of Religion—The Varieties of Abnormal Experience4. Social Structures and Religion5. Religion, Power, and Control6. Religion and Health7. How to Be a Healthy Atheist
Description:
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Adieu to God examines atheism from a psychologicalperspective and reveals how religious phenomena and beliefs arepsychological rather than supernatural in origin. * Answers the psychological question of why, in the face ofoverwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, do religionscontinue to prosper? * Looks at atheism and religion using a fair and balancedapproach based on the latest work in psychology, sociology,anthropology, psychiatry and medicine * Acknowledges the many psychological benefits of religion whilestill questioning the validity of its supernatural belief systemsand providing atheist alternatives to a fulfilling life
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