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Devout; strong          Religion of             Readiness to face
personal commitment;    convenience; called     existential questions;
universalistic;         on in crisis, when      no reduction of
ethical; stress on      needed                  complexity in life;
love of neighbor                                resists traditional
                        Ethnocentric,           answers, but looks
Unselfish,              exclusionistic,         for "truth"
altruistic,             restricted to in-group
humanitarian            chauvinistic,           Possibly
                        provincial              "preintrinsic"
Framework for everyday                          religious conflict
life; fills life with   Expedient; not
meaning                 integrated into         Self criticism
                        daily life
Faith of primary                                Religious doubt is
importance; accepted    Faith and belief are    positive
without reservations;   superficial; beliefs
creed is fully          selectively held        Openness to change
followed
                        Utilitarian; means to   Concern with moral
Faith of ultimate       other ends, is in       principles
significance; a         service of other
final good, supreme     personal and social     Antiprejudice,
value, ultimate         needs                   humanitarian
answer
                        Views people in terms   May reflect more
People seen as          of social categories -  general conflict
individuals             - sex, age, status      and anxiety, but
                                                constructively
High self-esteem        Low or confused
                        self-esteem
Loving, forgiving
God                     Stern, punitive God

Open to intense         Negative view of death;
religious experience;   feelings of powerless-
views death positively  ness, external control

Feelings of power and
competence

Antiprejudice