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Religion is natural

Bloom, Paul·2007·Developmental Science
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00577.x
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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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Authors
Bloom, P.
Venue
Developmental Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-12-20
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
147-151
ISSN
  • 1363-755X (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-7687
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00577.x
OpenAlex
W2104211545
Cited by
375
References
33
FWCI
12.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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