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portada Authenticity of Faith: The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience
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Physical Book
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Language
English
Pages
274
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Weight
0.40 kg.
ISBN13
9780891123507
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Authenticity of Faith: The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience

Richard Beck (Author) · Leafwood Publishers & Acu Press · Paperback

Authenticity of Faith: The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience - Beck, Richard

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Synopsis "Authenticity of Faith: The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience"

Is faith simply a form of wishful thinking? Is belief in God merely a consoling illusion? So argued Sigmund Freud in The Future of an Illusion. And the force of Freud's argument continues to be felt as it features prominently among critics of religion such as the New Atheists. But was Freud right? Until now, few have directly examined the plausibility of Freud's argument. But here, in a groundbreaking analysis inspired by the religious types described by William James in his seminal The Varieties of Religious Experience, Richard Beck explores the motivational dynamics among "summer Christians" and "winter Christians." Further, across a variety of laboratory studies, Beck examines how Christians variously engage with art (exploring what Beck has dubbed "The Thomas Kinkade Effect"), doctrine (from the Incarnation to beliefs regarding the activity of the devil), and religious difference in a pluralistic world. In each instance, Beck analyzes the underlying motivations of the religious types, sifting through the varieties and illusions of religious experience.

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