Allport (1950) suggested that mature religious intentions come from feelings of profound gratitude and Edwards (1746/1959) claimed that the "affection" of gratitude is one of the most accurate ways of finding the presence of God in a person’s life.
Allport（1950）认为,成熟的宗教意识来自内心深处深刻的感恩，爱德华兹的感觉（1746/1959）则说感恩的“情感”是可以找到存在于一个人生命中最准确的方法之一。