Psychopathology and Religious Commitment

The notion that there is a positive association between psychopathology and religious commitment is a hoary proposition handed down from the founding fathers even unto the nth generation of social scientists. But is it true? It seems unlikely to be true on logical and theoretical grounds. Furthermor...

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1. VerfasserIn: Stark, Rodney (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer 1971
In: Review of religious research
Jahr: 1971, Band: 12, Heft: 3, Seiten: 165-176
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Zusammenfassung:The notion that there is a positive association between psychopathology and religious commitment is a hoary proposition handed down from the founding fathers even unto the nth generation of social scientists. But is it true? It seems unlikely to be true on logical and theoretical grounds. Furthermore, an assessment of the relevant empirical literature reveals that, although many of the studies have been of low quality, the weight of findings is against the proposition. A variety of new systematic data are presented. These suggest that the proposition is not simply false, but the opposite of the truth.
ISSN:2211-4866
Enthält:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3510420