9781847063403 - Is Faith Delusion?: Why Religion is Good For Your Health von Sims, Andrew (7 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God? This book examines the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry and shows that, shockingly, religious belief is good for mental and physical health. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332. . 2011. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God? This book examines the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry and shows that, shockingly, religious belief is good for mental and physica.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is faith delusion Is religion bad for your health How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God/spirit/'other' Clearly not all believers are primitive and ill-educated; an alternative explanation is that they must be mad, or at least severely neurotic (as suggested by Freud). This bookstarts by lookingat, and giving reasons for, the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry.It asks whetherscience challenges Christians involved with psychiatry, as patients or professionals, and whether the spiritual needs of patients are recognised.The authorexamines the scope and use of the neuro-sciences and considers cause and effect, natural selection and determinism.He exploresthe overlap (and the difference)between psychiatric symptoms and religious belief, the possible association between demon possession and mental illness, and the idea that some people are intrinsically religious and some are not. The variations of personalityare examined, with their implications for belief. Posited as a statement, that faith is delusion is always hostile, but outcome studies (reviewed here) show that in general religious belief and practice convey good mental health. Religious faith and mental illness are different, and their concepts come from different world-views. A consideration of them in relation to each other is long overdue.The author is a former Professor of Psychiatry and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and has also been Chairman of their Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group, so is exceptionally well qualified to address the subject. Although the book is technically proficient, it is aimed at the general reader and is illustrated with stories, brief case histories and anecdotes.