Psychology and Religion.

Posted by: Frank Walker LMFT | January 29, 2016

psychology and religion

William Morrow, Special to news-press.com, August 16, 2014

But generally, there are healthy benefits of religious participation, well researched. I will list a few that could be expanded on in future columns:

Religion offers a positive view of the world as a mostly safe place because God is viewed as being in charge.
Participation in religious ceremony helps us deal with the stresses of inevitable events in the adult life-cycle: birth, marriage, vocation, illness.
Religion has a framework to help us make sense of life’s great mysteries, including mortality and death itself.
Concepts of serenity, hope and morality are central elements of religion.
Religion promotes a world view where unconditional love makes sense.
Most religious participation provides a supportive sense of community.

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