Missing Links in Hay's Discussion

Hay's refutation of Marx's, Freud's, and Durkheim's hypotheses that religious experience is more frequent among the dispossessed is commendable, as is his observation that admission of such experience has been discouraged by the effects of the Enlightenment. However, the measurement tool used by Hardy and Hay lacks refinement and seems to be misleading. Further, Hay's failure to include a discussion of the theories of Weber and Foucault weakens the argument. The idea that religious experience might have survival value is suggestive but needs more discussion.