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PsychoBible : Behavior, Religion & the Holy Book.

With 2,000 religious denominations and nearly 500,000 churches and temples in the United States, the Bible is not only doctrinally confusing, but behaviorally confusing, too. Is it a sin to drink alcohol? Will prayer cure the sick? Is homosexuality an abomination? Why is celibacy so highly valued? D...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Favazza, Armando
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Pitchstone Publishing, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Marc Galanter; Preface; Books of the Bible; Introduction; Chapter 1: God Bless the God Who Has His Own; Chapter 2: Once Upon a Time the Devil ... ; Chapter 3: Don't Spoil the Soup: Women and the Bible; Chapter 4: Comme Ça: Homosexuality and the Bible; Chapter 5: God in a Bottle: Alcohol and the Bible; Chapter 6: Creeping Things: Animals and the Bible; Chapter 7: Something about the Body; Chapter 8: Praise the Lord and Pass the Medication: Healing and Feeling Good.
  • Chapter 9: True, False and Useful: The Spiritual Marketplace, Religion & PsychiatryChapter 10: Back to God and the Bible: Joy and Suffering; Notes; Bibliography; Scripture Index; General Index; About the Author.