Worship and the psychology of inventive creativity

Journal/Book: Psychology. 1997; 34: C/O Dr. Casimir Kowalski, Ohio State Univ, College Business, Columbus, OH 43210. Psychology. 16-25.

Abstract: Processes of worship are summarily abstracted and compared with processes of creative invention historically employed by leading practitioner firms. Conclusions include relevance for designing religious vision and services in (a) magnifying a need for improved comprehension; (b) mandating repeated discovery of religious analogies and caricatures by worshipers; (c) generalizing an appetite for concept formation to all areas of personal interest; (d) providing sociable methods of reinforcing (a) and (b) above; (e) employing rivalry-free methods of competition in (a) and (b) above.

Note: Article Meyer JK, Cassel Res Inst, 3565 Jennings St, San Diego,CA 92106 USA

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