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Adieu to God Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Adieu to God By Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Adieu to God by Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)

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Summary

Religion clings to the supernatural for psychological comfort. In Adieu to God, Mick Powers provides a fair and balanced exploration of why this continues to be the case despite science's repeated disproval of supernatural forces.

Adieu to God Summary

Adieu to God: Why Psychology Leads to Atheism by Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Adieu to God examines atheism from a psychological perspective and reveals how religious phenomena and beliefs are psychological rather than supernatural in origin.
  • Answers the psychological question of why, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, do religions continue to prosper?
  • Looks at atheism and religion using a fair and balanced approach based on the latest work in psychology, sociology, anthropology, psychiatry and medicine
  • Acknowledges the many psychological benefits of religion while still questioning the validity of its supernatural belief systems and providing atheist alternatives to a fulfilling life

Adieu to God Reviews

In this fascinating little book (201 pages, including references and a subject index), Mick Power communicates no such tinge of agnosticism when proclaiming in the preface of Adieu to God: Why Psychology Leads to Atheismthat my belief is that psychology (with help from philosophy, anthropology, sociology, physics, biology . . .) offers a far more powerful explanation than any religious system ever will (p.x). (PsycCRITIQUES, 1 June 2013)

His final chapter summarises the argument and proposes how one might be a healthy atheist with a sense of meaning and purpose, a sense of belonging and community and a set of personal goals and values. He does not forecast the disappearance of religions but proposes how they can be explained in terms of psychology and sociology. (The Scientific & Medical Network, 1 April 2012)

About Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)

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.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1. A Short History of Religion 1

2. The Psychology of Religion-The Varieties of Normal Experience 33

3. The Psychology of Religion-The Varieties of Abnormal Experience 61

4. Social Structures and Religion 89

5. Religion, Power, and Control 113

6. Religion and Health 141

7. How to Be a Healthy Atheist 167

References 181

Author Index 191

Subject Index 195

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GOR005631338
9780470669945
0470669942
Adieu to God: Why Psychology Leads to Atheism by Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Mick Power (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20120203
214
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