Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Table of contents

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• Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality i
• Title Page iii
• About the Editors v
• Contributors vii
• Preface xi
• Contents xv
• Part I - Foundations of the Psychology of Religion 1
• 1: Integrative Themes in the Current Science of the Psychology of Religion 3
• 2: Religiousness and Spirituality 21
• 3: Measurement in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Current Status and Evaluation 43
• 4: Research Methods in the Psychology of Religion 62
• 5: Psychodynamic Psychologies and Religion 80
• 6: Evolutionary Psychology an Emerging New Foundation for the Psychology of Religion 101
• Part II - Religion Through the Developmental Lens 121
• 7: Religious and Spiritual Development in Childhood 123
• 8: Religious Development from Adolescence to Middle Adulthood 144

• Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality i
• Title Page iii
• About the Editors v
• Contributors vii
• Preface xi
• Contents xv
• Part I - Foundations of the Psychology of Religion 1
• 1: Integrative Themes in the Current Science of the Psychology of Religion 3
• 2: Religiousness and Spirituality 21
• 3: Measurement in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Current Status and Evaluation 43
• 4: Research Methods in the Psychology of Religion 62
• 5: Psychodynamic Psychologies and Religion 80
• 6: Evolutionary Psychology an Emerging New Foundation for the Psychology of Religion 101
• Part II - Religion Through the Developmental Lens 121
• 7: Religious and Spiritual Development in Childhood 123
• 8: Religious Development from Adolescence to Middle Adulthood 144
• 9: Points of Connection: Gerontology and the Psychology of Religion 162
• 10: Religion's Role in Marriage and Parenting in Daily Life and During Family Crises 177
• Part III - Religion and Basic Psychology Subdisciplines 197
• 11: The Neuropsychology of Religious and Spiritual Experience 199
• 12: Cognitive Approaches to Religion 216
• 13: Emotion and Religion 235
• 14: The Role of Personality in Understanding Religious and Spiritual Constructs 253
• 15: Religion, Attitudes, and Social Behavior 274
• Part IV - The Construction and Expression of Religion 293
• 16: Religion and Meaning 295
• 17: Religious and Spiritual Struggles 315
• 18: Religious Conversion and Spiritual Transformation a Meaning-System Analysis 331
• 19: Mystical, Spiritual, and Religious Experiences 348
• 20: Religious Practice, Ritual, and Prayer 365
• 21: Fundamentalism and Authoritarianism 378
• 22: Religion and Forgiveness 394
• 23: Religion, Morality, and Self-Control Values, Virtues, and Vices 412
• Part V - Psychology of Religion and Applied Areas 433
• 24: Do Religion and Spirituality Influence Health? 435
• 25: Relationships of Religiosity and Spirituality with Mental Health and Psychopathology 460
• 26: The Religious Dimension of Coping Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice 479
• 27: The Psychology of Religion in Clinical and Counseling Psychology 496
• 28: From Advocacy to Science the Next Steps in Workplace Spirituality Research 515
• 29: Religious Violence, Terrorism, and Peace a Meaning-System Analysis 529
• 30: One Step Toward Integration and an Expansive Future 550
• Author Index 565
• Subject Index 579