Born believers : (Record no. 133866)

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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2011039581
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (Sirsi) i9781439196540
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781439196540
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1439196540
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)741542505
Canceled/invalid control number (OCoLC)779360469
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Authentication code pcc
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BF 723 .G63
Item number B37 2012
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library VF$A
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Barrett, Justin L.,
Dates associated with a name 1971-
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Born believers :
Remainder of title the science of children's religious belief /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Justin L. Barrett.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Free Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 302 pages ;
Dimensions 24 cm
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Media type term unmediated
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520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In this book the author, a developmental psychologist and anthropologist, presents a theory that we are predisposed to believe in God from birth. It all begins in the brain. Infants, under the sway of powerful internal and external forces, make sense of their environments by imagining a creative and intelligent agent, a grand controller who makes the sun shine and the night fall. In the chaos of childhood, where so much is out of the child's control, this belief in a morally good creator can bring tremendous comfort and calm. A child's world is then filled with beings who intentionally act upon the environment, maintaining order. Summarizing scientific experiments conducted with children across the globe, the author illustrates the ways human beings have come to develop complex belief systems about God's omniscience, the afterlife, and the immortality of deities, and shows how this underlies all of the major world religions, uniting them under one common source.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.
505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Title On the train to Jaipur --
-- The evidence.
-- Secret agents everywhere ;
-- Children in search of a purpose ;
-- Identifying the Maker ;
-- The mind of God ;
-- The nature of God --
-- The Implications.
-- Natural religion ;
-- It's okay to be childish ;
-- So stupid they'll believe anything? ;
-- Is atheism unnatural? ;
-- Should you introduce children to God? ;
-- Encouraging children's religious development.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Faith
General subdivision Psychology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element God.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Child psychology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Children
General subdivision Religious life.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Psychology, Religious.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   BF 723 .G63 B37 2012 98647900 10/28/2025 5.95 10/28/2025 Book