Religion is natural

Despite its considerable intellectual interest and great social relevance, religion has been neglected by contemporary developmental psychologists. But in the last few years, there has been an emerging body of research exploring children's grasp of certain universal religious ideas. Some recent...

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Published inDevelopmental science Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 147 - 151
Main Author Bloom, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2007
Wiley-Blackwell
Subjects
Belief & doubt
Biological Evolution
Child
Child Development
Child psychology
Cognition & reasoning
Concept Formation
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Stages
Humans
Language
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
Psychologists
Psychology, Child
Religion
Religion and Psychology
Religious Factors
Spiritual Development
Young Children
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Summary:Despite its considerable intellectual interest and great social relevance, religion has been neglected by contemporary developmental psychologists. But in the last few years, there has been an emerging body of research exploring children's grasp of certain universal religious ideas. Some recent findings suggest that two foundational aspects of religious belief – belief in mind–body dualism, and belief in divine agents – come naturally to young children. This research is briefly reviewed, and some future directions are discussed.
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ISSN:1363-755X
1467-7687
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00577.x