Books tagged: psychology of religion

The adult filter is active; content marked as adults-only by the author is not listed.

Full Search
Found: 3 results

Religion, Language, Narrative and the Search for Meaning    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 56640 words. Published on October 29, 2009. .

This is a book about religion from a secular standpoint which nevertheless takes its subject seriously. Contrary to some secularists I don't think religion is likely to disappear any time soon. I try to develop a way of thinking about religion, using two main clues: language and narrative. Narrative is how most religious people encounter their religions, because humans are story-telling animals.
The Invention of Religion    by Alexander Drake
Price: $2.99 USD. 30140 words. Published on April 11, 2012. .

Drake explores the question of whether religions were invented by humans or given to them. It is a scientific look at how ancient humans made sense of the world around them. The Invention of Religion investigates the psychological mechanisms that cause religions to originate and sets out to prove that when humans have no science, these mechanisms cause them to invent new religions.
Book Of The Ancient Messenger Rahmotep    by
Price: $2.99 USD. 105360 words. Published on May 15, 2012. .

The author or 'scribe' states that the ‘burden' or commission, to write this book was placed on him in January, 1987, after visiting the tombs of the ancient pharaohs in Egypt. At which time he realized an emotional and conscious communication with a spirit, he describes as the 'Guidon' who relates the story of Rahmotep. It took until December, 2011 for the last word to be typed.