An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion
An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion

Author: Robert H. Thouless

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1972-01-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780521081498

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The third edition of this successful book, which applies the science of psychology to problems of religion. Dr Thouless explores such questions as: why do people believe? Why are their beliefs often held with irrational strength? How are changes in belief systems related to mental health? What are reasonable attitudes towards alternative belief systems? This edition includes samples of the experimental and statistical studies of religious problems, including the author's own study of the strength of religious beliefs. This edition also pays more attention to the problems of non-Christian religious systems, with special consideration given to the problems of mutual toleration. Finally Dr Thouless considers whether it is reasonable for modern man to adhere to any religious belief system. This is an excellent textbook for students of the social sciences, particularly psychology and theology, and will also interest the general reader who has an intellectual curiosity about religion.

The Psychology of Religion
The Psychology of Religion

Author: Kate Miram Loewenthal

Publisher: Short Introduction S

Published: 2000-02

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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This concise and intelligent introduction draws from a wide variety of cultures and faiths to consider all the major themes of the psychology of religion, from the effect of religious beliefs on emotional well being to the psychological effects of prayer.

Psychology and Religion
Psychology and Religion

Author: Michael Argyle

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-10-25

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1134658818

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First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

An Introduction to Psychology of Religion
An Introduction to Psychology of Religion

Author: Robert W. Crapps

Publisher: Mercer University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780865541955

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Developed in almost thirty years of classroom experience, this book is designed to introduce students and other readers to the psychological study of religion. Robert W. Crapps deals with the major questions and figures that have dominated the psychological study of religion over the past century, dividing the discussion into four parts. Two chapters in part one suggest the problems and possibilities for the psychological study of religion in light of the nature of religion and the scientific method. Part two sketches the contributions to the study of religion of three intellectual currents in contemporary psychology: psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanistic psychology. part three explores the relationship between religion and human development, while part four directs attention to religious lifestyles and that weave differentiated parts of human experience into a cohesive whole. -- Publisher description.

The Psychology of Religion and Place
The Psychology of Religion and Place

Author: Victor Counted

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 303028848X

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This book examines the role of religious and spiritual experiences in people’s understanding of their environment. The contributors consider how understandings and experiences of religious and place connections are motivated by the need to seek and maintain contact with perceptual objects, so as to form meaningful relationship experiences. The volume is one of the first scholarly attempts to discuss the psychological links between place and religious experiences.The chapters within provide insights for understanding how people’s experiences with geographical places and the sacred serve as agencies for meaning-making, pro-social behaviour, and psychological adjustment in everyday life.

Psychology of Religion
Psychology of Religion

Author: David H. Wulff

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1996-11-22

Total Pages: 784

ISBN-13: 9780471037064

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An unbiased, comprehensive introduction to the psychology of religion. This book integrates clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature, as well as biographical information of the lives of significant psychologists and their works. It contains new research on meditation, the correlational study of religion, religion and mental health, object relations theory, pluralism and social constructionism.