8vo - 20 x 13.5 cm.; xii - 188 pp. Approbations present. Footnotes, index. Author "sets the circumstances of religious life into that of a socio-psychological persepctive and seeks to draw from his study a general set of attitudes and principles relating the religious community to group life." Father Meissner was a clinical psychologist working at the Harvard Medical School. Cloth-covered boards; a tight and clean copy with former owner's name stamped in two places. Dust jacket has some rubbing, mild edgewear and a thinning of a spot on the spine.