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Abstract: . . . Changing Patterns of Religious Education, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn., 1983. Trotter, W., Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War, MacMillan, New York, 1919. Wentz, Richard E., Why Do People Do Bad Things in the Name of Religion, Mercer University Press, Macon, GA., 1987. White, E. G., Education, Pacific Press, Boise, ID., 1952. White, E. G., The Ministry of Healing, Pacific Press, Boise, ID., 1942. . . . . . . 65 THE PSYCHODYNAMICS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION By Robert Egbert Prepared for ICCT Conference 1988 005-88 Institute for Christian Teaching 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA Page 2 66 THE PSYCHODYNAMICS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION By Robert Egbert Introduction As of 1924 psychologists identified 5,684 instincts 83 of them religious. The claim was that religion was innate, unlearned, and biological in origin. In Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War, W. Trotter felt that religion was an expression of the basic "herd instinct" (Trotter, . . . . . . Christian Home, Thomas Nelson Pub., New York, 1986. Spilka, Bernard, The Psychology of Religion, Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1985. ---Strategic Teaching and Learning: Cognitive Instruction in the Content Areas, ASCD, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, Elmhurst, IL., 1987. Taylor, Marvin J. (Editor), Changing Patterns of Religious Education, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn., 1983. Trotter, W., Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War, MacMillan, New York, 1919. Wentz, Richard E., Why Do People Do Bad Things in the Name of Religion, Mercer University Press, Macon, GA., 1987. White, E. G., Education, Pacific Press, Boise, ID., 1952. White, E. G., The Ministry of Healing, . . . . . . Laboratory, Elmhurst, IL., 1987. Taylor, Marvin J. (Editor), Changing Patterns of Religious Education, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn., 1983. Trotter, W., Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War, MacMillan, New York, 1919. Wentz, Richard E., Why Do People Do Bad Things in the Name of Religion, Mercer University Press, Macon, GA., 1987. White, E. G., Education, Pacific Press, Boise, ID., 1952. White, E. G., The Ministry of Healing, Pacific Press, Boise, ID., 1942. . . . --3000,4,375,2684,31364
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