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Psychological Type and Tolerance for Religious Uncertainty

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A sample of 315 adult church-goers completed the MBTI questionnaire assessment of psychological type together with an index of Christian agnosticism. The data demonstrate that Christians who prefer intuition rather than sensing are more tolerant of religious uncertainty. The implications of this finding are discussed for pastoral practice.

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  1. Trinity College, Carmarthen and University of Wales, Lampeter

    Leslie J. Francis (D.J. James Professor of)

  2. Centre for Theology and Education, Trinity College Carmarthen, U.K

    Susan H. Jones (Research Fellow)

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Francis, L.J., Jones, S.H. Psychological Type and Tolerance for Religious Uncertainty. Pastoral Psychology 47, 253–259 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021395211229

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