Religion's encouragement and inhibition of psychological maturity
The secure feelings that religious faith instills can help strengthen people against the anxieties experienced in life. They can strengthen people against anxiety in a mature and immature way. When religion makes people feel secure by providing an image of God that magically removes anxiety, rather...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1990]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 1990, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 309-316 |
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Clinical Case
B Secure Feeling B Religious Faith B Psychological Maturity |
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