A Theory of ReligionP. Lang, 1987 - 386 Seiten This book offers the first modern theory of religion. A deductive theory, beginning with seven axioms about human nature and the world humans inhabit, it derives hundreds of formal propositions about human religious behavior. Included are the origins of religion, the sources of religious commitment, the development of religious institutions, the emergence of religious movements, and the postulation of good and evil gods. Step by step, the authors explain the social processes of recruitment to a group, propagation of a faith, and competition between denominations. They show that secularization is a never-ending process in which particular faiths are discredited while new faiths arise to take their place. Thus, religion is an eternal human response to the conditions of existence, changing in form throughout history but always a vital part of culture and society. |
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... axioms . However , simply because the propositions follow tautologically from the axioms does not mean that deductive theories are not falsifiable and are there- fore tautologies at the empirical level . Indeed , unless the axioms are ...
... axioms . However , simply because the propositions follow tautologically from the axioms does not mean that deductive theories are not falsifiable and are there- fore tautologies at the empirical level . Indeed , unless the axioms are ...
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... axioms about the macro - workings of societies , but with some simple statements about how individuals and small ... axioms . Like the axioms of Euclid , they are inspired by our observation of the world and compel our belief . They ...
... axioms about the macro - workings of societies , but with some simple statements about how individuals and small ... axioms . Like the axioms of Euclid , they are inspired by our observation of the world and compel our belief . They ...
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... axioms , and then spin out our system in one grand , monodirectional derivation . And by axiom we certainly do not mean " self - evident truth . " To be sure , we expect that the reader will assent to our seven most general statements ...
... axioms , and then spin out our system in one grand , monodirectional derivation . And by axiom we certainly do not mean " self - evident truth . " To be sure , we expect that the reader will assent to our seven most general statements ...
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Evolution of the Gods | 21 |
279 | 89 |
Emergence of Schismatic Religious Movements | 121 |
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