Religious leadership and stability

Religious history records many unstable beings tortured into frenzy by persistent obsessions. The writers do not go so far to assert with James that religious genius is invariably accompanied by nervous disturbance; however, they believe after a study of religious leaders (Luther, Bunyan, Tolstoy, a...

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Published in:Psychological review 1929-01, Vol.36 (1), p.56-82
Main Authors: Witty, P. A, Lehman, H. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotional Stability
Gifted
Human
Leadership
Religion
Stress
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Summary:Religious history records many unstable beings tortured into frenzy by persistent obsessions. The writers do not go so far to assert with James that religious genius is invariably accompanied by nervous disturbance; however, they believe after a study of religious leaders (Luther, Bunyan, Tolstoy, and other leaders are discussed in detail) that religion has operated as an intensely satisfying avenue of escape from mental stress. They believe that in so far as the religious genius is concerned the eccentricity of genius, denied by some, is not wholly a myth.
ISSN:0033-295X
1939-1471
DOI:10.1037/h0071372