Adieu to God: Why Psychology Leads to Atheism
Author(s): Mick Power
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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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.
Preface. Chapter 1 A Short History of Religion. Chapter 2 The Psychology of Religion - The Varieties of Normal Experience. Chapter 3 The Psychology of Religion - The Varieties of Abnormal Experience. Chapter 4 Social Structures and Religion. Chapter 5 Religion, Power, and Control. Chapter 6 Religion and Health. Chapter 7 How to be a Healthy Atheist. References. Author Index.
General Fields
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- : John Wiley & Sons, Limited
- : Wiley-Blackwell
- : 0.278
- : 03 February 2012
- : 229mm X 152mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : 214
- : 200.1/9
- : English
- : 312
- : Paperback
- : Mick Power