Belief systems can become deeply tied to personal identity. When a theological challenge appears, why can it feel like a personal attack rather than a historical question?
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People defend Paul fiercely because questioning him destabilizes the version of Christianity that gave their lives structure. What happens when foundations are threatened? dualisticunity.com/why-people-d... #ReligiousIdentity #PsychologicalDefense
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Why does questioning Paul feel threatening to faith structures built around him? dualisticunity.com/why-people-d... #ReligiousIdentity #Awareness
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🔖📘 The legacy of Hirata Atsutane’s study of the Way of the Gods:
'In the Presence of Gods and Spirits : Hirata Atsutane and His Collaborators' - an #OpenAccess @michiganpublishing.bsky.social book on #ScienceOpen:
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'Becoming ‘true’ Muslims in Canada: experiences of Uyghur immigrants'
From #Identities latest issue 32.2, by Dilmurat Mahmut et al.:
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- No significant differences in mental health between those who deidentify vs. those who continue to identify
#LGBTQResearch #ReligiousIdentity #MentalHealth
Full study: Journal of Counseling Psychology
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000765
