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...ildren we were taught at a church Sunday school or some other religious institution, or weabsorbed simple social assumptions from the culture we live in, none of us grow up in a religious vacuum. Through most of history the majority of people appear to have been reasonably satisfied with the religious culture which went hand in hand with their social structure. It has been...

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...ELIGIOUS DIMENSION by DONALD BROADRIBB With contributions by Marilyn Holly and Norma Lyons Second Edition Published by the Author York, Western Austra... ...horus by Millennium Books [an imprint of E.J. Dwyer (Australia) Pty. Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with text reset, various emendations, and new... ... Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with text reset, various emendations, and new index, is published by the Author, Donald Broadribb, owner of the p... ...publication rights. Copyright © 1995 and 2006 by Donald Broadribb. Typeset in Times New Roman and Futura, using the program Mellel, with an Apple iMac... ...holic, Episcopalian (the name given to the Church of England in the United States) left me with a sense of coldness, making me feel a total outsider w... ...ventually this led me to enroll in the analytical institute which Jung had established in Zürich for the multi-year training leading to a diploma in p... ...ndsworth, 1973. THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION 2 claims are theories rather than established facts. I would like to invite you to accompany me in considerin... ...much else. Small groups such as the Old Order Amish, in the eastern United States, are striking examples of Christian traditions which define the deta... ...tivity which might threaten the stability of the Empire or its grip on the territories. Judaism was the major religious and social influence in first ...

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