Preface |
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1 The Problems of Religious Thinking |
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1 | (9) |
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The Role of the Intellect |
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2 | (1) |
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The Nature of Religious Thinking |
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3 | (2) |
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The Problem of the Content of Religious Teaching |
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5 | (3) |
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Psychology, Research and Religion |
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8 | (2) |
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2 Thinking and Its Application to Religion |
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10 | (24) |
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The Materials of Thinking |
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11 | (2) |
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The Materials of Religious Thinking |
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13 | (6) |
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The Processes of Thinking and Abilities in Thinking |
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19 | (3) |
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The Processes of Religious Thinking and Abilities in Religious Thinking |
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22 | (8) |
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30 | (1) |
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Motives for Religious Thinking |
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31 | (3) |
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3 A Research Approach to the Problems of Religious Thinking |
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34 | (17) |
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Possible Methods of Research Available |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (5) |
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Two Problems Implicit in the Methods Used |
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44 | (4) |
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Methods of Scoring and Evaluating the Results |
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48 | (1) |
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Age Divisions and Children's Names |
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49 | (2) |
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4 Operational Thinking About Religious Stories |
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51 | (17) |
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Intuitive Religious Thinking |
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52 | (2) |
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Intermediate between Intuitive and Concrete Religious Thinking |
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54 | (1) |
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Concrete Religious Thinking |
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55 | (3) |
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Intermediate Concrete-Abstract Religious Thinking |
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58 | (2) |
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Abstract Religious Thinking |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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Logical and Theological Thinking |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (19) |
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Concepts of What Kind of Book? |
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69 | (4) |
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Concepts of How the Bible came to be Written page |
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73 | (2) |
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Concepts of the Bible as True |
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75 | (5) |
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Concepts of the Relevance and Possible Recurrence of Biblical Experience |
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80 | (4) |
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General Comments on Bible Concepts |
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84 | (3) |
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6 The Identity and Nature of the Divine |
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87 | (15) |
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88 | (5) |
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Concepts of Divine Communication |
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93 | (2) |
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Concepts of the Divine Presence |
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95 | (4) |
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General Comment on Developing Concepts of the Divine Identity |
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99 | (3) |
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7 God's Activity in the Natural World |
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102 | (14) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (5) |
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Stone into Bread and Water into Wine |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (12) |
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The Fear of Looking upon God |
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117 | (4) |
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The Nature of the Holy Ground |
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121 | (3) |
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General Comments on Concepts of the Holy |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (15) |
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129 | (6) |
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Concepts of Divine Justice |
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135 | (8) |
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10 God's Concern For Men (continued) |
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143 | (13) |
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143 | (5) |
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Concepts of the Chosen Nation |
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148 | (4) |
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General Comments on God's Concern for Men Concepts |
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152 | (4) |
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11 Jesus and the Problem of Evil |
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156 | (21) |
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157 | (5) |
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Concepts of Christ's Moral Righteousness |
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162 | (4) |
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166 | (6) |
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172 | (2) |
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General Comments on Concepts of Jesus and the Problem of Evil |
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174 | (3) |
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177 | (17) |
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To Whom are Prayers Addressed? |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (6) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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(3) Prayers in Illness and Physical Danger |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Concepts of Efficacious Prayer page |
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184 | (4) |
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Concepts of Unanswered Prayer |
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188 | (2) |
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General Comments on Concepts of Prayer |
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190 | (4) |
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13 Concepts of the Church |
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194 | (15) |
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Aspects of Church Liked and Disliked |
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194 | (5) |
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199 | (3) |
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Adult Motives for Churchgoing |
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202 | (2) |
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The Helpfulness of Churchgoing |
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204 | (3) |
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General Comments on Concepts of the Church |
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207 | (2) |
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14 The Influence Of Church, Home and Other Factors Upon Religious Thinking |
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209 | (11) |
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Church or Sunday School Attendance |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Familiarity with Bible Material |
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214 | (1) |
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Some Examples of Individual Pupils |
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215 | (5) |
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15 Some Implications for Religious Education |
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220 | (27) |
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Religious Thinking in Terms of the Bible Stories used---Moses and the Burning Bush, The Crossing of the Red Sea, The Temptation of Jesus, `They Must Know the Bible Argument' |
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220 | (4) |
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The More General Implications for Religious Education |
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224 | (6) |
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(1) The Need to Examine Concepts Involved in Understanding Material Chosen for any Given Age Group |
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224 | (2) |
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(2) The Limits of Understanding Imposed by the Various Levels of Operational Thinking |
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226 | (1) |
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(3) The Need for a More Child-Centred Religious Education |
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227 | (3) |
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The Religious Characteristics of the Young Child |
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230 | (2) |
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Religious Education with Younger Children |
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232 | (2) |
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The Religious Characteristics of the Late Junior and Pre-Adolescent |
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234 | (3) |
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Religious Education of Late Juniors and Pre-Adolescents |
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237 | (2) |
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The Religious Characteristics of Adolescents |
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239 | (2) |
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The Religious Education of Adolescents |
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241 | (6) |
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(1) The Problem of Literalism and Authoritarianism |
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242 | (1) |
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(2) The Problem of `Two Worlds' |
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242 | (1) |
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(3) The Problem of Old Testament Teaching |
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243 | (1) |
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(4) The Problem of Biblical Relevance |
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244 | (1) |
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(5) Practical Implications for the Secondary School |
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244 | (3) |
Appendix A The Picture and Story Religious Thinking Test, Interview Blank, Pictures and Story Text |
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247 | (13) |
Appendix B A Brief Description of the Guttman Scalogram Method Applied to the Evaluation of Pupils' Responses. A Note on the Reliability and Validity of the Picture and Story Religious Thinking Test page |
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260 | (4) |
Appendix C A Glossary of Terms for American Readers |
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264 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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266 | (6) |
Index of Subjects |
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272 | (3) |
Index of Names |
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