Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nelson, James M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Religion.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Religious Studies, general.

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:

• Fundamentals
• to Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality
• Science, Religion, and Psychology
• Religious Traditions
• Dialogue—Past, Present, and Future
• Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality
• Psychodynamic and Relational Approaches
• Contemporary Approaches and Debates
• Human Development
• Fundamentals of Human Development, Religion, and Spirituality
• Religion and Development in Childhood and Adolescence
• Religion, Spirituality, and Development in Adulthood
• Applications
• Religion, Spirituality, and Physical Health
• Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health
• Practices and Religious Communities
• Individual Religious and Spiritual Practices
• Helping Relationships: Counseling and Spiritual Growth
• Looking Back.