Worldview and mind : religious thought and psychological development / Eugene Webb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webb, Eugene, 1938-

Series:

Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.

The Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology and religion.

Psychology, Religious.

Psychology and philosophy.

Philosophy and religion.

Physical Description:

xi, 306 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Looking at a broad spectrum of religions, Webb examines the relation between religion and modernity and explores what psychological analysis reveals about the relationship between stages of psychological development and ways of being religious that range from closed-minded to open-minded tolerance"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The power of worldviews

The idea of a psychology of worldviews

Jean Piaget and Bernard Lonergan

From psychological stages to orders of consciousness

Death anxiety and symbols of immortality

Mimetic theory

From psychology to theology

The dynamic diversity of religious worldviews

Religion and personhood

Dialogical faith

Conclusion: The future of religion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-288) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-7195-2

OCLC:

593249321