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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... result of this evolution , for the given religious organiza- tion and its members , is frustrating and painful . One senses , for example , that some Puritans conceive of God as a good spirit at war with an evil physical world of inert ...
... result of this evolution , for the given religious organiza- tion and its members , is frustrating and painful . One senses , for example , that some Puritans conceive of God as a good spirit at war with an evil physical world of inert ...
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... result is failure , lost investment without return . By P9 and P57 , we can conclude that P139 Contact with a scarce reward or with persons who possess the scarce reward constitutes a cost for persons who desire the re- ward yet lack ...
... result is failure , lost investment without return . By P9 and P57 , we can conclude that P139 Contact with a scarce reward or with persons who possess the scarce reward constitutes a cost for persons who desire the re- ward yet lack ...
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... result from the ordinary operation of the principles described in our theory , the kinds of non - organic disorder ... result from ex- changes . But society does not need the participation of all humans . A5 , A7 and the random ...
... result from the ordinary operation of the principles described in our theory , the kinds of non - organic disorder ... result from ex- changes . But society does not need the participation of all humans . A5 , A7 and the random ...
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Evolution of the Gods | 21 |
279 | 89 |
Emergence of Schismatic Religious Movements | 121 |
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