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Page 93
... child's conception of God is highly fanciful and emotional rather than ra- tional , glorifying the highest fantasies with which the child at this age can catch with his little mind . . . . By liberating the pictorial forms of God ex ...
... child's conception of God is highly fanciful and emotional rather than ra- tional , glorifying the highest fantasies with which the child at this age can catch with his little mind . . . . By liberating the pictorial forms of God ex ...
Page 96
... child expresses fantasy in his religion , the older child's ideas are more realistically derived from his environment , while the adolescent shows much greater variety and creativity . These findings deserve to be checked by independent ...
... child expresses fantasy in his religion , the older child's ideas are more realistically derived from his environment , while the adolescent shows much greater variety and creativity . These findings deserve to be checked by independent ...
Page 106
... child's religious life with that of maturity . Just as the physical proportions of the child are appropriate to him while an adult with the same proportions would be a monster , so the once charming faith of a child becomes a proper ...
... child's religious life with that of maturity . Just as the physical proportions of the child are appropriate to him while an adult with the same proportions would be a monster , so the once charming faith of a child becomes a proper ...
Contents
The Psychological Sources of Religion | 55 |
The Religion of Childhood | 85 |
Religion in Adolescence and Youth | 108 |
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