The Psychology of Religion by Vassilis Saroglou

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9780815368120
Published:
08 Oct 2020
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
132 pages
Dimensions:
198x196x15mm
Weight:
0.170kgs
Does religion positively impact wellbeing? What leads to fundamentalism? Do religious beliefs make us more moral?

Does religion positively affect well-being? What leads to fundamentalism? Do religious beliefs make us more moral?

The Psychology of Religion explores the often contradictory ideas people have about religion and religious faiths, spirituality, fundamentalism, and atheism. The book examines whether we choose to be religious, or whether it is down to factors such as genes, environment, personality, cognition, and emotion. It analyses religion's effects on morality, health, and social behavior and asks whether religion will survive in our modern society.

Offering a balanced view, The Psychology of Religion shows that both religiosity and atheism have their own psychological costs and benefits, with some of them becoming more salient in certain environments.

About the Author: Vassilis Saroglou is Professor of Psychology at the University of Louvain, Belgium. He has conducted extensive research on religion from the perspective of social, personality, cross-cultural, moral, and emotion psychology.

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