Mental Health, Religious Belief, and "The Terrifying Question"

Authors

Loren D. Marks, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

mental health, religious belief, religious coping, religious involvement, mental health literature

Abstract

In the recent Tim Burton film Big Fish, Albert Finney's yarn-spinning character comments that wild parrots in the Congo will discuss most anything: politics, fashion, literature … but not religion. “Why not religion?” his son queries. “Because it's rude!” snaps the father, “you never know who you might offend.”

Original Publication Citation

Marks, L. D. (2006). Mental health, religious belief, and “the terrifying question.” Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15, 133-139.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Marks, Loren D., "Mental Health, Religious Belief, and "The Terrifying Question"" (2006). Faculty Publications. 4899.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4899

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2006-04-28

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7703

Publisher

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

Copyright Status

© 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

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