Adieu to God: Why Psychology Leads to Atheism

Author(s): Mick Power

Philosophy

Adieu to God examines atheism from a psychologicalperspective and reveals how religious phenomena and beliefs arepsychological rather than supernatural in origin.

  • Answers the psychological question of why, in the face ofoverwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, do religionscontinue to prosper?
  • Looks at atheism and religion using a fair and balancedapproach based on the latest work in psychology, sociology, anthropology, psychiatry and medicine
  • Acknowledges the many psychological benefits of religion whilestill questioning the validity of its supernatural belief systemsand providing atheist alternatives to a fulfilling life


Product Information

Mick Power is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, as well as a practicing Clinical Psychologist who has worked at Guy's Hospital and Maudsley and Bethlem Hospitals. Raised as a Catholic, Power became an atheist at 16.

General Fields

  • : 9780470669945
  • : John Wiley & Sons, Limited
  • : Wiley-Blackwell
  • : February 2012
  • : March 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mick Power
  • : Paperback