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Worldview and mind : religious thought and psychological development

Title
Worldview and mind : religious thought and psychological development / Eugene Webb.
Author
Webb, Eugene, 1938-
Publication
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009.

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Description
xi, 306 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"Looking at a broad spectrum of religions, Webb examines the relation between religion and modernity and explores what psychological analysis reveals about the relationship between stages of psychological development and ways of being religious that range from closed-minded to open-minded tolerance"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
The Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy
Uniform Title
Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy
Subject
  • Psychology and religion
  • Psychology, Religious
  • Psychology and philosophy
  • Philosophy and religion
  • Religion and Psychology
  • psychology of religion
  • Godsdienst
  • Psychologische aspecten
  • Weltbild
  • Psychologie
  • Religion
  • Moderne
  • Religionspsychologie
  • Religiöse Entwicklung
  • Religionspsykologi
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-288) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The power of worldviews -- The idea of a psychology of worldviews -- Jean Piaget and Bernard Lonergan -- From psychological stages to orders of consciousness -- Death anxiety and symbols of immortality -- Mimetic theory -- From psychology to theology -- The dynamic diversity of religious worldviews -- Religion and personhood -- Dialogical faith -- Conclusion: The future of religion.
ISBN
  • 9780826218339
  • 0826218334
LCCN
2008037412
OCLC
  • ocn245022110
  • 245022110
  • SCSB-1502481
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library