A Social Psychology of Religion with a Phenomenological Case Study
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2022-06-30
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EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
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This article defines religion in terms of some of its major characteristics. Special attention is paid to how religion is attuned to the structure of a prevailing social order. Religion renders valuable functions within the psyche of individuals and renders justification to the integrity of a community. A brief qualitative investigation utilizing interviews challenges Freud’s viewpoint about religion being a neurosis. It also illustrates that religion can be studied phenomenologically without having to bracket the concept, of God. Finally, people can live comfortably with paradoxes in their interpretations of reality. The awareness of personal limitations and the need for a sacred, embodied, immanent and transcendental world ensures the future of religion.
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A Social Psychology of Religion with a Phenomenological Case Study
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du Toit, M. Krynauw, Stephen D Edwards. “A Social Psychology of Religion with a Phenomenological Case Study.” DIALOGO, ISSN: 2393- 1744, vol.8, issue 2 (June 2022): pp. 69-80. DOI: 10.51917/dialogo.2022.8.2.5