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Fundamentals | |
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Introduction to Psychology, Religion & Spirituality | |
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Introduction | |
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Basic Concepts: Religion and Spirituality | |
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Religion and Spirituality Today | |
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Psychological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality | |
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Religious and Theological Responses | |
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Current Research and Approaches | |
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Conclusion and a Look Ahead | |
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Science, Religion and Psychology | |
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Philosophical Concepts and Issues | |
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Early Modern Views of Science and Religion | |
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The Rise of Classical Positivism | |
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Logical Positivism | |
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Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Religious Traditions | |
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Hinduism | |
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Buddhism | |
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Christianity | |
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Conclusion | |
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DialogueG++Past, Present, and Future | |
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Phenomenological Approaches | |
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Introduction | |
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William James | |
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Perennial and Universalist Views | |
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Constructivism and Responses | |
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Conversion | |
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Religious Perspectives | |
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Conclusion | |
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Psychodynamic and Relational Approaches | |
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Freud: Master of Suspicion | |
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Jung and Archetypal Religion | |
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Erik Ericson | |
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Object Relations Approaches | |
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Conclusion | |
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Contemporary Approaches and Debates | |
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Neurobiological Approaches to Religion | |
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Evolutionary Psychology and Religion | |
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Postmodern Perspectives, Psychology, and Religion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Human Development | |
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Fundamentals of Human Development, Religion and Spirituality | |
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Basic Issues in Developmental Therapy | |
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Religious Models of Spiritual Development | |
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Early Genetic Theories of Religious Development | |
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Cognitive-Structuralist Theories of Development | |
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Integrative Approaches to Religious Development | |
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Conclusion | |
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Religion and Development in Childhood and Adolescence | |
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Religion and Religious Socialization in Childhood | |
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Attachment and Religion in Children and Adults | |
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God Image and Representation | |
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Adolescent Description | |
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Identity, Development, Gender and Religion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Religion, Spirituality and Development in Adulthood | |
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Issues in Adult Development Research | |
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Young Adult and Midlife Development | |
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Mechanisms of Stability and Change | |
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Religion and Spirituality in Older Adult | |
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Conclusion.IV | |
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Religion, Spirituality and Physical Health | |
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Scientific Approaches to Religion and Health | |
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Religion, Health, and Coping | |
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Religious Perspectives on Health | |
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Collaborative Approaches to Health | |
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Conclusion | |
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Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health | |
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Psychological Models of Mental Health | |
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Spiritual and Religious Models of Mental Health | |
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Psychological and Spiritual Views of Specific Problems | |
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Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health Treatment | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practices and Religious Communities | |
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Religious and Spiritual Practices in Community | |
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Religious Self-understandings of Community | |
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Psychological Perspectives on Religious Communities | |
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Religious Practices in Community | |
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Problems of Religious Communities | |
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Conclusion | |
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Individual Religious and Spiritual Practices | |
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Religious and Spiritual Practices: Prayer and Meditation | |
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Early Christian and Orthodox Prayer and Ascetic Practice | |
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Prayer and the Western Contemplative Tradition | |
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Christian Protestant and Modern Views of Prayer | |
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Meditation: Eastern Perspectives | |
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Meditation: Psychological Perspectives | |
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Conclusion | |
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Helping Relationships: Counseling and Spiritual Growth | |
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Religious Approaches to Guidance and Helping | |
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Spiritual and Religious Issues in Psychotherapy | |
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New Religious Approaches to Psychotherapy | |
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Conclusion | |
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Looking Back | |
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Lessons from Dialogue | |
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Approaches to Dialogue | |
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Barriers to Dialogue | |
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Prospects and Directions for Dialogue | |