The Authenticity of Faith: The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience church_of_christ Reese provides a refreshing and

Reese provides a refreshing and positive perspective as she suggests ways that men and women might effectively collaborate in order to contribute to the greater common good

prayers and a quotation from a leader in the Stone-Campbell (Restoration) Movement

from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University

later as vice president of communications at Purpose Driven Ministries

The Authenticity of Faith: The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience church_of_christ Reese provides a refreshing andby Richard Beck Description A psychologist tests Freud's claims that faith is a form of wishful thinking and belief in God a consoling illusion. Is faith simply a form of wishful thinking? Is belief in God merely a consoling illusion? So argued Sigmund Freud in The Future of an Illusion. And the force of Freud's argument continues to be felt as it features prominently among critics of religion such as the New Atheists. But was Freud right? Until now,