Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nelson, James M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Religion (General).; Psychology, clinical.; Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Religious Studies.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-87573-6

The past century has seen the relationship between psychology and religion progress from wary antagonists to strange bedfellows to complementary worldviews. Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality is designed as a text that reflects this history while illuminating the robust dialogue that continues t...

Table of Contents:

• I. Fundamentals
• Introduction to Psychology, Religion & Spirituality
• 2. Science, Religion and Psychology
• 3. Religious Traditions
• II: DialoguePast, Present, and Future
• 4. Phenomenological Approaches
• 5. Psychodynamic and Relational Approaches
• 6. Contemporary Approaches and Debates
• III. Human Development
• 7. Fundamentals of Human Development, Religion and Spirituality
• 8.Religion and Development in Childhood and Adolescence
• 9. Religion, Spirituality and Development in Adulthood
• IV. Applications
• 10. Religion, Spirituality and Physical Health
• 11
• Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health
• 12. Practices and Religious Communities
• 13.Individual Religious and Spiritual Practices
• 14. Helping Relationships: Counseling and Spiritual Growth
• 15. Looking Back.