Adieu To God: Why Psychology Leads To Atheism

Author: Mick Power

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  • : $34.95 AUD
  • : 9780470669945
  • : John Wiley & Sons, Limited
  • : Wiley-Blackwell
  • : 03 February 2012
  • : 34.95
  • : 01 March 2012
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Description

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

Author description

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.