Adieu to God by Mick Power
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.
“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)
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780470669945 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470669942 |
| Title | Adieu to God |
| Author | Mick Power |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 214 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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