Psychology and Religion in China


Biographies of Psychologists of ReligionEducation: BA, Concordia University, Seward, NE; MA Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology, MAT, Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary, Graduate School of Psychology

Professional: American Psychological Association, member; Association for Humanistic Psychology, member; Society for Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, member; Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, member; Colorado Psychological Association, member; Psychological Society of the Pikes Peak Region, member; APA Division 32 (Humanistic Psychology), member & CE Committee Chair, APA Division 10 (Society for the Psychology of Creativity, Aesthetics, and the Arts), member, APA Division 24 (Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology); APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Issues); APA Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues).

Specializations: Existential and Humanistic Psychotherapy, Depth Psychotherapy, Religious and Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy, the History of Psychology, Philosophical Issues in Clinical Psychology, the Psychology of Evil, and Diversity Issues.

These articles are available online at:  www.cospp.edu

Hoffman, L., Knight, S. K., Hoffman, J. L., Boscoe-Huffman, S., Galaska, D., Arms, M., Peterson, B., Mahlock, T., & Calvert, C. (2007, August). Examining the interplay of religious, spiritual, and homosexual dynamics of psychological health: A preliminary investigation. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Knight, S. K. & Hoffman, L. (2007, August). Sexual identity development and spiritual development: The impact of multiple lines of development. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Hoffman, L., Patz-Clark, D., Looney, D., & Knight, S. K. (2007, August). Historical perspectives and contemporary needs in the psychology of religion: Psychological and interdisciplinary needs in the psychology of religion. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. (Email Dr. Hoffman for a copy of this paper - subject line "APA Paper)

Hoffman, L., Warner, H. J., Buck, C., & Fehl, S. (2007, August). Existential-integrative perspectives on the psychology of evil: Clinical implications. Paper presented at the Humanistic Psychotherapies for the 21st Century Conference, San Francisco, CA. (Email Dr. Hoffman for a copy of this paper - subject line "Humanistic Conference Paper)

Hoffman, L., Knight, S., Boscoe-Huffman, S., & Stewart, S. (2006, August). Religious experience, gender, and sexual orientation. Paper presented at the American Psychological Associations Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Hoffman, L., Stewart, S., Warren, D., & Meek, L. (2006, August). Multiple selves in postmodern therapy: An existential integrative critique. Paper presented at the American Psychological Associations Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Acoba, R. (2005, November). Research on the experience of God: Rethinking epistemological assumptions. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY.

Hoffman, L., Hoffman, J., Robison, B., & Lawrence, K. (2005, April). Modern and postmodern ways of knowing: Implications for theory and integration. Paper presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Conference, Dallas, TX.

Hoffman, L., Hoffman, J., Dillard, K., Clark, J., Acoba, R., Williams, F., & Jones, T. T. (2005, April). Cultural diversity and the God image: Examining cultural differences in the experience of God. Paper presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Conference, Dallas, TX.

Hoffman, L. (2004, October). Cultural constructions of the God image and God concept: Implications for culture, psychology, and religion. Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research Association, Kansas City, MO.

Hoffman, L. (2004, August/September). The danger of the "truth." AHP Perspectives, 22-24.

Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Mitchell, M. (2004, July). Transcendence, suffering, and psychotherapy. Paper presented at the Bi-annual Conference of the International Network for Personal Meaning, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Hoffman, L. & Whitmire, A. J. (2002, June). The relationship between approach to coping and stress-related growth in response to the events of September 11, 2001. Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.