Utilitarianism and Personal Faith
Personal religion has, in recent years, been conceptualized in terms of a dichotomy. That defined as Intrinsic and Committed serves as a master-motive for living. Its Extrinsic-Consensual counterpart has been treated as utilitarian, instrumental, and superficial. Utilizing measures designed to evalu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1977
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1977, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 226-233 |
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| Summary: | Personal religion has, in recent years, been conceptualized in terms of a dichotomy. That defined as Intrinsic and Committed serves as a master-motive for living. Its Extrinsic-Consensual counterpart has been treated as utilitarian, instrumental, and superficial. Utilizing measures designed to evaluate the latter in the framework of American cultural values, Extrinsic-Consensual faith was shown to associate with concern for money, prestige and materialistic goals. In contrast, Intrinsic-Committed religion appeared to counter these tendencies while stressing social-religious-humanistic themes. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009164717700500305 |