Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, First Edition

by Paloutzian, Raymond F.; Park, Crystal L.

• ISBN13: 9781572309227
• ISBN10: 1572309229
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-24
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

From foremost authorities in the field, this comprehensive volume synthesizes the breadth of current knowledge on the psychological processes underlying spirituality, religious behavior, and religious experience. Presented are cutting-edge theories, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and empirical findings emerging from all psychological subdisciplines. Coverage includes the neural and cognitive bases of religiousness; social, personality, and developmental issues; religion as a meaning system; and implications for behavior, mental health, and clinical practice. Seamlessly edited, the Handbook provides a definitive portrait of the current state of the science, fosters the development of integrative theory, and identifies vital directions for future research.

Author Biography

Raymond F. Paloutzian, PhD, is Professor of Experimental and Social Psychology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Previously, he taught at the University of Idaho and was a visiting professor at Stanford University and a guest professor at Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Psychological Society, and the Western Psychological Association, Dr. Paloutzian is a past president of APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion). He is the author of [i]Invitation to the Psychology of Religion, Second Edition[/i], and the editor of [i]The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion[/i].

Crystal L. Park, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on the roles of religious beliefs and religious coping in response to stressful life events, the phenomenon of stress-related growth, and people's attempts to find meaning in negative life events. She is associate editor of [i]Psychology and Health[/i] and is on the editorial boards of the [i]Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology[/i] and [i]The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion[/i]. A past president of APA Division 36, Dr. Park is also Principal Investigator on research projects funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (examining positive life changes in cancer survivors) and the Fetzer Foundation (examining changes in spirituality and well-being in patients with terminal heart failure).

Table of Contents

PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
Integrative Themes in the Current Science of the Psychology of Religion	3	(18)
Raymond F. Paloutzian
Crystal L. Park
Religiousness and Spirituality	21	(22)
Brian J. Zinnbauer
Kenneth I. Pargament
Measurement in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality: Current Status and Evaluation	43	(19)
Peter C. Hill
Research Methods in the Psychology of Religion	62	(18)
Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
Jacob A. Belzen
Psychodynamic Psychologies and Religion: Past, Present, and Future	80	(21)
Jozef Corveleyn
Patrick Luyten
Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging New Foundation for the Psychology of Religion	101	(22)
Lee A. Kirkpatrick
PART II. RELIGION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENTAL LENS
Religious and Spiritual Development in Childhood	123	(21)
Chris J. Boyatzis
Religious Development from Adolescence to Middle Adulthood	144	(18)
Michael R. Levenson
Carolyn M. Aldwin
Michelle D'Mello
Points of Connection: Gerontology and the Psychology of Religion	162	(15)
Susan H. McFadden
Religion's Role in Marriage and Parenting in Daily Life and during Family Crises	177	(22)
Annette Mahoney
Nalini Tarakeshwar
PART III. RELIGION AND BASIC PSYCHOLOGY SUBDISCIPLINES
The Neuropsychology of Religious and Spiritual Experience	199	(17)
Andrew B. Newberg
Stephanie K. Newberg
Cognitive Approaches to Religion	216	(19)
Elizabeth Weiss Ozorak
Emotion and Religion	235	(18)
Robert A. Emmons
The Role of Personality in Understanding Religious and Spiritual Constructs	253	(21)
Ralph L. Piedmont
Religion, Attitudes, and Social Behavior	274	(21)
Michael J. Donahue
Michael E. Nielsen
PART IV. THE CONSTRUCTION AND EXPRESSION OF RELIGION
Religion and Meaning	295	(20)
Crystal L. Park
Religious and Spiritual Struggles	315	(16)
Julie Juola Exline
Ephraim Rose
Religious Conversion and Spiritual Transformation: A Meaning-System Analysis	331	(17)
Raymond F. Paloutzian
Mystical, Spiritual, and Religious Experiences	348	(17)
Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
Religious Practice, Ritual, and Prayer	365	(13)
Bernard Spilka
Fundamentalism and Authoritarianism	378	(16)
Bob Altemeyer
Bruce Hunsberger
Religion and Forgiveness	394	(18)
Michael E. McCullough
Giacomo Bono
Lindsey M. Root
Religion, Morality, and Self-Control: Values, Virtues, and Vices	412	(23)
Anne L. Geyer
Roy F. Baumeister
PART V. PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION AND APPLIED AREAS
Do Religion and Spirituality Influence Health?	435	(25)
Doug Oman
Carl E. Thoresen
Relationships of Religiosity and Spirituality with Mental Health and Psychopathology	460	(19)
Lisa Miller
Brien S. Kelley
The Religious Dimension of Coping: Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice	479	(17)
Kenneth I. Pargament
Gene G. Ano
Amy B. Wachholtz
The Psychology of Religion in Clinical and Counseling Psychology	496	(19)
Edward P. Shafranske
From Advocacy to Science: The Next Steps in Workplace Spirituality Research	515	(14)
Robert A. Giacalone
Carole L. Jurkiewicz
Louis W. Fry
Religious Violence, Terrorism, and Peace: A Meaning-System Analysis	529	(21)
Israela Silberman
One Step toward Integration and an Expansive Future	550	(15)
Crystal L. Park
Raymond F. Paloutzian
Author Index	565	(14)
Subject Index	579