Roots of Religion a Dialogue Between a Psychologist And His Student
Roots of Religion a Dialogue Between a Psychologist And His Student
Gordon W Gordon Willard Allport
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He calls religion a "great illusion" which is a remark on the same level as statements to the effect that 20 it is "the opiate of the people, " or a sublimation of sex, or an expression of fear. The fallacy lies in fixing attention only on certain selected roots and never considering the fruits, and in confusing the content that sometimes gets into religious consciousness with the intent that is the essence of religion. CHRISTIANITY'S FULLNESS AND ADEQUACY HARRY: Up to now, I assume, we've been... talking about the essence of religion, without special reference to Chris- tianity. ALLEN: Yes, first one has to prepare a psychological ground- work for a sympathetic approach to all religion. Unless one has respect for the religious impulse wherever it is found, I don't think one can appreciate the extraordinary fullness and adequacy of historic Christianity. HARRY: You seem to regard it as the best of all possible religions. Why is that? ALLEN: Briefly, because it has everything. For the theoreti- cal mind it can accommodate all that science can discover and still challenge science to dig deeper and deeper.
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