History and Psychology of Religion

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This paper introduces and discusses the book "Prayer, A Study in the History and Psychology of Religion" by Friedrich Heiler. Specifically, it compares the book with newer works, and discusses the similarities and differences.

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"Heiler measures men and women's dedication to religion by their ability to pray, even leaders of world religions. He feels that if one is to write a history of religion, one must, by design, write a history of prayer, which he has done in his text. Of course, there are many who disagree with this thesis, and have written their own versions of the history and psychology of religion. One such text, published in 1998, is "Explorations in Global Ethics: Comparative Religious Ethics and Interreligious Dialogue," edited by Sumner B. Twiss, and Bruce Grelle. This text is a more scientific look at religion's history, and the two books make an interesting comparison."

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