The Psychology of Religion, Fifth Edition
An Empirical Approach
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Psychology of Religion, Health & Well Being, Medical, Ailments & Diseases, Mental Health, Psychology, Social Psychology
| Author: | Ralph W. Hood, Jr., PhD, Peter C. Hill, PhD, Bernard Spilka, PhD | ISBN: | 9781462536023 |
| Publisher: | Guilford Publications | Publication: | July 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The Guilford Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ralph W. Hood, Jr., PhD, Peter C. Hill, PhD, Bernard Spilka, PhD |
| ISBN: | 9781462536023 |
| Publisher: | Guilford Publications |
| Publication: | July 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The Guilford Press |
| Language: | English |
Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dimensions of religion and spirituality; the social psychology of religious organizations; and connections to coping, adjustment, and mental disorder. Chapter-opening quotations and topical research boxes enhance the readability of this highly instructive text.
New to This Edition
*New topics: cognitive science of religion; religion and violence; and groups that advocate terrorist tactics.
*The latest empirical findings, including hundreds of new references.
*Expanded discussion of atheism and varieties of nonbelief.
*More research on religions outside the Judeo-Christian tradition, particularly Islam.
*State-of-the-art research methods, including techniques for assessing neurological states.
Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dimensions of religion and spirituality; the social psychology of religious organizations; and connections to coping, adjustment, and mental disorder. Chapter-opening quotations and topical research boxes enhance the readability of this highly instructive text.
New to This Edition
*New topics: cognitive science of religion; religion and violence; and groups that advocate terrorist tactics.
*The latest empirical findings, including hundreds of new references.
*Expanded discussion of atheism and varieties of nonbelief.
*More research on religions outside the Judeo-Christian tradition, particularly Islam.
*State-of-the-art research methods, including techniques for assessing neurological states.
