Religion and Psychology

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Print and electronic journal covering the psychological, sociological, and anthropological study of religion. Subscription and article submission information.

Fuller Integration Symposium 2004 - Ann Ulanov speaking on Jung's psychology and Christian faith. Program and registration form. Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 18-20 February 2004. (February 18, 2004)

Journal of Psychology and Judaism - Electronic and print journal, discontinued as of 2001. Subscription information and editorial board.

Centre for Psychology of Religion (Louvain) - Publication abstracts and contact details of research program at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), headed up by Jean-Marie Jaspard. Bilingual: French and English.

British Association of Christians in Psychology (BACIP) Autumn 2005 Conference - Program and registration details for one-day conference on new directions in forgiveness with keynote speaker Professor Everett Worthington Jr. Friends House, London, UK, November 12, 2005. (November 12, 2005)

James, William - Information on and readings from turn of the century American psychologist and philosopher.

Heythrop College, University of London - Program of study for the only English-language Psychology of Religion Masters degree in the world.

Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program - Funding program for investigation into the sociocultural, psychological and neurological factors that underlie the processes of spiritual transformations of individuals and groups. Includes literature review, timeline, and details of winning grants.

Krejci, Mark J. - Young adult church apostates; acceptance of female God images; religious cognitive schemas; incorporation of religious issues in psychotherapy (Concordia College, MN).

Virtual Religion Index: Psychology of Religion - Directory of resources covering religious experience, therapies, and psychological theory.

Children's Spirituality Research - Don Ratcliff's collection of summaries of books reporting social science, historical, and biblical and theological research conducted on the topic of children's religion and spirituality.

Shafranske, Edward - Clinical and applied psychoanalysis; theoretical and empirical foundations of the therapeutic process; religious experience; religious and spiritual issues in psychotherapy (Pepperdine University, CA).

Minds and Gods: The Cognitive Science of Religion - University of Michigan Culture and Cognition Program and John Templeton Foundation sponsored conference. Excellent cognitive science of religion bibliography, session abstracts, and photographs. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 28-30, 2002. (March 28, 2002)

Tracing the Synapses of Our Spirituality - Washington Post article by Shankar Vedantam on researchers examining the relationship between brain and religion. (June 17, 2001)

Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group - Royal College of Psychiatrists SIG. History of group, full-text articles, reading list, newsletter archives, and online application form.

Functional Origins of Religious Concepts - Essay by cognitive anthropologist Pascal Boyer recounting theory and experimental evidence for the ontological and strategic selection of supernatural concepts.

International Series in the Psychology of Religion - Edited print volumes. Contents listing and ordering information.

American Scientific Affiliation 59th Annual Meeting - Call for papers for conference with the theme 'Neuroscience and the Image of God'. Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada, July 23-26, 2004. (July 23, 2004)

Mental Health, Religion and Culture - Electronic and print journal. Subscription information, contents listings, and instructions for authors.

Mangis, Michael W. - Integration of psychology and theology, applications of contemplative Christian spirituality, psychoanalytic psychology, rural psychology, and gender studies. (Wheaton College, IL)

University of Kent at Canterbury - One-year MA in the Study of Mysticism and Religious Experience, including study of Kabbalah, Sufism, Buddhism, and Eastern Orthodox Christian theology.

One Hundred Years of Psychology and Religion - Conference celebrating the centenary of William James' 'Varieties of Religious Experience'. Online registration, mailing list, program overview, and speakers list. Vrije University, Amsterdam, May 26-28, 2003. (May 26, 2003)

Casebolt, James - Religious apostasy, terror management theory, liberal religion (especially Unitarian Universalism), religious syncretisms (Ohio University Eastern, OH).

COG-SCI-REL-L - Archived cognitive science of religion email discussion list, focusing particularly on anthropological and cognitive developmental psychology research investigating the formation and transmission of religious ideas.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion - Edited print series published by Brill focusing on scientific study of religion and spirituality. Most recent issues include contents listings; ordering information.

APA Division 36: Psychology of Religion & Spirituality - Division of the American Psychological Association. Officer contact details, past issues of the quarterly newsletter, and mission statement.

Francis, Leslie J. - Correlates, antecedents, and consequences of individual differences in attitude toward Christianity; psychology of clergy; psychology of church leaving (University of Wales, Bangor, UK)

Maltby, John - Psychometrics; relationship of religiosity with personality, mental health, and coping; embarrassment; forgiveness; functional theories of attitude (University of Leicester, UK).

Spirituality Research - Publishes empirical research on spirituality. It offers a conceptual and a graphic model of spirituality, and a questionnaire designed to measure the strengths of spiritual beliefs.

Psychological Aspects of Biblical Concepts and Persons - Conference by the Dutch Foundation for Psychiatry and Religion. Program and background information. Vrije University, Amsterdam, 4-6 March 2002. Small amount of Dutch content. (March 4, 2002)

Rowatt, Wade - Formation and maintenance of close relationships; individual differences in religiosity and spirituality (Baylor University, TX).

AmoebaWeb: Psychology and Religion - Douglas Degelman's directory of resources related to the integration of psychology with religion, sexuality, science, and prayer.

Centre for Psychology of Religion (Leuven) - Dirk Hutsebaut's research program within the Psychology Department of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). Includes full-text articles for download.

Ganzevoort, R. Ruard - Religious coping; sexual violence and religion; narrative approaches to psychology of religion and pastoral psychology (Kampen Theological University, Netherlands).

Burris, Chris - Religious orientation constructs and religious group identity; theories of self (St Jerome's University, Waterloo, Canada).

Psychology of Religion Research and Teaching Exchange - International database of research interests and contact details of professional psychologists of religion, including those without their own webpages.

CounselWorks Conference - Large scale conference for Christian counselors and psychologists to seek training and professional development; ten learning tracks. Registration forms, schedule, and details of pre-conference workshops. Orlando, Florida, September 15-18, 2004. (September 15, 2004)

Psychology and Christianity Project - Research program at University of Cambridge seeking to apply psychology to the work of the Church.

McCullough, Michael E. - Causes and consequences of forgiveness and gratitude; meta-analytic and longitudinal research on religion (University of Miami, FL).

Wulff, David - Personality psychology; psychology of religion: history, theories, research methods, and philosophical issues; phenomenology of everyday experiences (Wheaton College, MA).

Vakoch, Doug - Religious attitudes toward the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI Institute, University of California, Davis).

Division 36 2005 Mid-Year Conference - 3rd Annual Mid-Year Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality. Call for papers, registration form, programs from previous years. Loyola College, Maryland, April 1-2, 2005. (April 1, 2005)

Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute - A New York based multi-faith graduate institute offering a program in Pastoral Care Studies, and residencies in Marriage and Family Therapy, Pastoral Psychotherapy, and Psychotherapy and Spirituality.

Nielsen, Michael E. - Development and resolution of psychological and interpersonal conflicts involving religion; religion and interpersonal judgments (Georgia Southern University, GA).

International Association of Spiritual Psychiatry - Society promoting the integration of the spiritual dimension into modern medicine, psychology and psychiatry. Details of past conferences, Spiramed mailing list, and contact details.

Saroglou, Vassilis - Religion and close-mindedness; religious personality; religious minorities; function of fatherhood and religious development-maturity; personality; psychological understanding of theological constructs (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium).

Plante, Thomas G. - Stress and coping; exercise, personality, and stress; religion and health; professional training issues; sex offending clergy (Santa Clara University, CA).

Shaping Paradigms of Scientific Spirituality Research: Challenges and Impacts of a Neuroscientific Approach to Spirituality - Discussion of existing concepts of the 'religious' in various fields of research and shaping components of an adequate paradigm for further scientific spirituality research. Program, speaker details, travel information. Graz, Austria, October 14-16, 2004. [English and German] (October 14, 2004)

Myers, David - Psychology of religion, teaching of psychology, positive psychology, happiness, social psychology, hearing loss, sexuality (Hope College, MI).

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) Annual Meeting - Program and registration details for 2004 conference on the theme 'Overcoming Boundaries in the Scientific Study of Religion', held jointly with the Religious Research Association. Kansas City, Missouri, October 22-24, 2004. (October 22, 2004)

Forgiveness: "Scientific Findings About Forgiveness" and "Helping People Forgive" - Two conferences organized by the Campaign for Forgiveness Research. Call for papers, conference themes, and registration details. Atlanta, Georgia, 24-25 October 2003. (October 24, 2003)

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion - Print journal. Subscription information and instructions for contributors.

Watts, Fraser N. - Psychology and the Church; experimental investigation of religious cognition; concepts of self and God; forgiveness; reductionism in cognitive science and neuroscience (University of Cambridge, UK).

Centre for Ministry Studies - Research center within the University of Wales at Bangor. Includes abstracts for much of Leslie Francis' published research.

Journal of Religion and Health - Print and electronic journal sponsored by the Blanton Peale Institute, focusing on the relevance of contemporary religious thought to medical and psychological research. Free access contents and abstracts, author instructions, and subscription information.

Psychology and Religion - Collection of annotated links from Nikitas Kafkios. Categories include resources dealing with integration, anti-psychology sites, journals, and bibliographies.

Adams, Jeffrey B. - Psychology of religious thought and behavior, particularly dogmatic thinking, religious maturity, and apostacy; social cognition, the interface between social and clinical psychology (St Michael's College, VT).

European Diploma of Advanced Studies in Psychology of Religion - Details of third cycle diploma offered by a number of European Universities.

Psychological Influence in Spiritual Movements - A discussion of the features of psychological influence most common to spiritual movements.

Fuller Integration Symposium 2005 - Program for Warren Brown speaking on 'Science, faith, and human nature: Reconciling neuropsychology and Christian theology.' Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 16-18 February 2004. (February 16, 2005)

Perceptions of God Survey - Online research into images, concepts, and metaphors of God by Earl Schaefer.

S.P.i.R.i.T. Research Group - Spirituality and psychology research team at Bowling Green State University, headed by Kenneth Pargament and Annette Mahoney. Brief description of research areas, contact details, and profiles of directors.

Lewis, Christopher Alan - Relationship between religiosity and well-being, mentalhealth, and personality; psychometric measurement of religious attitudes; cross-culture psychology (University of Ulster at Magee College, Northern Ireland).

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion - Organization for psychologists and sociologists studying religion. News, membership information, journal, forthcoming conference.

Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology - Quaker community meeting annually at a Memorial Day Weekend conference dedicated to individual spiritual exploration with a focus on Jungian psychology. Registration forms and program; also includes several articles on the Quakers and Jung. (May 23, 2003)

McFadden, Susan - Role of religion and spirituality in adjustment to the aging process (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, WI).

Loewenthal, Kate - Social, cultural and religious aspects of depression and anxiety; minority groups; gender; psychology of religion (Royal Holloway College, University of London).

Nielsen's Psychology of Religion - Resources including online texts, course syllabi, bibliography, theoretical perspectives, and links to journals and professional organizations.

Van Eenwyk, John R. - Jungian approaches to the Christian Bible, religion in the healing of trauma, and the ritual aspects of psychotherapy (University of Washington, WA).

International Journal of Children's Spirituality - Electronic and print journal. Subscription information, contents listings, and instructions for authors.

Campaign for Forgiveness Research - Supports 46 innovative scientific projects on forgiveness and reconciliation on the individual, family, and national levels. Includes details of individual projects, a speakers bureau, and information and personal stories about how to forgive.

Person, Culture and Religion Group (PCR) - Forum associated with the American Academy of Religion for those with shared backgrounds in the fields of psychology, religion, and cultural theology. Full-text newsletter and papers for download; discussion list.

Are We Hardwired for God? - The Guardian newspaper's review of Pascal Boyer's book 'Religion Explained'. (February 7, 2002)

International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) - Primarily European academic society. History of the organization, list of board members, activities, constitution, and membership form.

10th Annual International Conference on Education, Spirituality, and the Whole Child - Call for papers for conference with the theme 'Faith, Feeling, and Identity'. University of Surrey Roehampton, 26-28 June 2003. (June 26, 2003)

Hutch, Richard A. - Health and healing, death and dying, individual religious experience, life narrative and human spirituality, religious leadership (University of Queensland, Australia).

NEI 2nd Annual Conference: Religion, Cognitive Science, and Evolutionary Psychology - Call for papers and registration details for 2nd Annual Conference of the New England Institute for Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology (NEI). Portland, Maine, August 12-13, 2003. (August 12, 2003)

Guild of Pastoral Psychology - Information about talks and conferences in London and Oxford on applied Jungian psychology.

Fleuridas, Colette - Interface between spirituality and counseling; family therapy and well being; personal and professional development of counselors; holistic health (St Mary's College, CA).

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