Attachment Theory and Religion: Childhood Attachments, Religious Beliefs, and Conversion

1990/09/01 by Lee A. Kirkpatrick, Phillip R. Shaver · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics #Family Dynamics and Relationships #Religious conversion #Sociology #Psychology #Religious belief #Social psychology #Developmental psychology #Religious studies #Philosophy #Epistemology

paper · doi:10.2307/1386461

openalex publication_date 1990/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18

Abstract

Lee A. Kirkpatrick, Phillip R. Shaver, Attachment Theory and Religion: Childhood Attachments, Religious Beliefs, and Conversion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 1990), pp. 315-334

Citations

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