Leschenko A. Religious faith as a form of world attitude

The dissertation deals with the main problems of formation and development of religious faith as a world attitude. Its structural features (the subject, the contents, the main components and the functions) as a form of the world attitude are specified. It is proved that a religious faith as a functioning mechanism is an integrated, socially conditioned feeling in the structure of a religious outlook. According to the functions a religious faith is a form of the world attitude which appears by submission of the idea of the existence of super-natural concept provided that aim "faith-confidence" to the authority of a religious concept. In the dissertation it is defined the social psychological peculiarities of influence of a religious faith on world attitude formation of a religious personality; and the aim and the purpose of a religious faith as an integrated socialized feeling in the structure of religious outlook. The psychological reasons of religious faith formation have been analyzed. The dissertation deals with the peculiarities of the formation of Divine control principle of a religious man and its importance for a believer. It is proved the importance of "I-conception" in the process of religious faith formation as an integrated socialized feeling, and sacred art as an influence mechanism of a religious faith on a complex (set) of human subject feelings. The role of sacred art in the process of a religious faith formation through intensification of emotional sphere of a person is defined. It is proved that the perception of the contents of the works of sacred art stimulate the process of a religious faith formation on the basis of implementation of a psychological aim "faith-confidence" regarding a religious contents of the works of this art and its interpretation info the subconscious of a believer.