Becoming God’s Children: Religion’s Infantilizing Process

Faber (literature and psychology at U. of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) takes an in-depth look at modern Christianity and its developmental and neuropsychological effects on its followers. Using examples from the New Testament, the author exposes these effects as infantilizing and pacifying by likening God to a parental figure. The Christian rite of baptism is used as a fundamental step in the infantilization process as it transforms believers into children in the eyes of God. Despite Fabers bias against Christianity and religion in general, compelling new arguments in the favor of scientific thought are presented in this work appealing to those with an interest in psychology. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)