Personality and religion
Subtitle: the role of religion in personality development.
By: Edited by William A. Sadler, Jr.
Edition: [1st U.S. ed.]
Series: Harper forum books, RD 12
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Psychology, Religious -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The scientific study of religion and personality, by W. A. Sadler, Jr.; title: Religion and the formation of a personal world: The religious dimension of human experience, by D. Lee. Obsessive actions and religious practices, by S. Freud. Thought organization in religion, by P. Pruyser. The religious context of prejudice, by G. W. Allport. The prophet, by M. Weber. Formation of the need to achieve, by D. C. McClelland. Individual and social narcissism, by E. Fromm. Christ, a symbol of the self, by C. G. Jung. Father and son in Christianity and Confucianism, by R. N. Bellah. Religious aspects of peak-experiences, by A. H. Maslow.; title: The role of religion in existential crises: Religion in times of social distress, by T. F. O'Dea. Crises in personality development, by A. Boisen. Coming to terms with death, by D. Bakan.; title: Re-evaluating religion in relation to personality development and the personality sciences: Paradoxes of religious belief, by M. Rokeach. The common enemy, by K. Menninger.