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. Integrates material from diverse religious traditions
throughout the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Psychology of Religion in a Changing World
The Formal Beginnings: Three Traditions
The Biological Foundations of Religion
Behavioral and Comparative Theories of Religion
Religion in the Laboratory
The Correlation Study of Religion
The Perspective of Sigmund Freud
Object-Relations Theory and Religion
Erik H Erikson: Religion in the Human Life Cycle
C J Jung and the Analytical Tradition
William James and His Legacy
The German Descriptive Tradition
The American Humanistic Synthesis
