Great article. It makes sense to me that actively attending religious services and being part of that kind of positive community would have more mental health benefits than just having a personal faith, unattached to a community.
Thanks! It's really striking how easy it is to forget that in 21st-century American culture. We're probably the most individualistic society in history. But the great classical and medieval authors knew that people are designed to live in societies. I think modern behavioral and social science are just catching up now.
Great article. It makes sense to me that actively attending religious services and being part of that kind of positive community would have more mental health benefits than just having a personal faith, unattached to a community.
Thanks! It's really striking how easy it is to forget that in 21st-century American culture. We're probably the most individualistic society in history. But the great classical and medieval authors knew that people are designed to live in societies. I think modern behavioral and social science are just catching up now.
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