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AmoebaWeb: Psychology and Religion
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This site is maintained by Douglas Degelman, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California. It
contains over 60 different on-line articles, papers, books, etc., dealing in
some way with the issue of Psychology and Religion. The titles and themes
of each are diverse and deal with a wide variety of topics within the realm
of Psychology and Religion.
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APA Division 36 - Psychology of Religion
http://www.apa.org/division/div36/homepage.html
This is the homepage for the APA Division 36 -
Psychology of Religion. This Division of APA promotes the application of
psychological research methods and interpretive frameworks to diverse forms
of religion and spirituality; encourages the incorporation of the results of
such work into clinical and other applied settings; and fosters constructive
dialogue and interchange between psychological study and practice on the one
hand and between religious perspectives and institutions on the other.
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Archives of COG-SCI-REL-L@JISCMAIL.AC.UK:
Cognitive science of religion list
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/COG-SCI-REL-L.html
The cog-sci-rel-l mailing list serves the
interdisciplinary community of scholars researching the cognitive science of
religion. Its purpose is to share ideas, discuss potential collaboration,
announce events and forthcoming publications, seek advice, and generally
keep up-to-date with new ideas. Discussion focuses particularly on the
growing field of anthropological and cognitive developmental psychology
research investigating the formation and transmission of religious ideas.
This site also contains a search engine for the cog-sci-rel-l archives.
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Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling
http://www.counseling.org/aservic/aservic_home.html
The Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious
Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) is one of 17 divisions of the
American Counseling
Association. ASERVIC is an organization of counselors and other
human development professionals who are convinced that spiritual, ethical,
religious, and other human values are essential to the full development of
the person and to the counseling profession.
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Biblical
Psychology Website
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cohnmat/bpsy.html
This website is maintained by Matthew Cohn. The purpose
of this page is to look at one branch of Theology, that is the study of the
nature of human beings, or man, as portrayed by the Bible. Biblical
Psychology is the study of the nature of human beings as portrayed by the
Bible. It is not evident how much formal education the author has in the
areas of theology or psychology, though it is interesting to see what sites
are on the internet and how they are influencing the minds of those who gain
information and knowledge from them.
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CAPS International
http://www.caps.net/
The Christian Association of Psychological Studies
(CAPS) is an international association
of Christians in the psychological and helping professions integrating faith
and professions. CAPS
exists to encourage
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Understanding of the relationship between Christianity and the
behavioral sciences at both the clinical/counseling and the
theoretical/research levels.
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Fellowship among Christians in psychological and related
professions.
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The spiritual, emotional and professional well being of our
members.
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Educational and research opportunities that assist the
profession and the community at large.
Through its various programs, CAPS encourages the
pursuit of excellence in the counseling clinic, in the classroom, in the
community and in the member's spiritual and emotional life.
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Center for
Church-Psychology Collaboration
http://www.wheaton.edu/psychology/CCPC/index.html
The Center for
Church-Psychology Collaboration exists to help reclaim the connection
between spirituality, mental health, and community that formed the basis of
soul care prior to modernity. It functions under the auspices of the
Doctoral Program in
Clinical Psychology at
Wheaton College
(IL), providing training for tomorrow's Christian psychologists while
partnering with pastors, Christian leaders, and churches throughout the
world.
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Center for the
Psychology of Religion
http://www.psy.kuleuven.ac.be/religion/index1.html
The Center for the Psychology of Religion is a division
of the Psychology Department of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(Belgium).
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Center for Theology and
the Natural Sciences
http://www.ctns.org/index.html
The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS)
strives to bridge these two disciplines. CTNS is a non-profit international
membership organization dedicated to research, teaching and public service.
It focuses primarily on the relation between contemporary physics,
cosmology, technology, environmental studies, evolutionary and molecular
biology and Christian theology and ethics. As an Affiliate of the Graduate
Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California, CTNS offers courses at the
doctoral and seminary level in order to bring future clergy and teachers to
greater awareness of this important interdisciplinary work.
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Hartford Institute for
Religious Research
http://www.hartfordinstitute.org/
Hartford Seminary's Hartford Institute for Religion
Research has a twenty-six year record of rigorous, policy-relevant research,
anticipation of emerging issues and commitment to the creative dissemination
of learning. This record has earned the Institute an international
reputation as an important bridge between the scholarly community and the
practice of faith.
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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
http://www.erlbaum.com/Journals/journals/IJPR/ijpr.htm
The International Journal for the Psychology of
Religion is devoted to psychological studies of religious processes and
phenomena in all religious traditions—the only international publication
concerned exclusively with the psychology of religion.
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Internet Journal of Religion
http://www.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/
This site contains a link to Science of Religion
Abstracts and Index of recent articles. Science of Religion (SOR) is
a bibliographical journal published in hard copy under the auspices of the
International
Association for the History of Religions (IAHR). The objective is
to provide a systematic bibliography of journal articles that contribute in
various ways to the academic study of religions.
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Journal of Psychology and Theology
http://www.biola.edu/admin/JPT/
The Journal of Psychology and Theology is an
Evangelical forum for the integration of Psychology and Theology, published
by Rosemead School of Psychology. This site is currently under
construction, but will contain information regarding the journal,
advertising, and contact information.
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Journal
of Religion and Health
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0022-4197
The Journal of Religion
and Health, sponsored by
Blanton-Peale Institute, explores the most
contemporary modes of religious thought with particular emphasis on their
relevance to current medical and psychological research. Using an eclectic
approach to the study of human values, health, and emotional welfare, this
journal provides a scholarly forum for the discussion of topical themes on
both a theoretical and practical level.
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Journal of Religious
Gerontology
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J078
The Journal of Religious Gerontology is an
interdisciplinary, interfaith, professional journal in which the needs,
aspirations, and resources of elder constituencies come clearly into focus.
Combining practical innovation and scholarly insight, the journal offers
timely information and probing articles on such subjects as ethical issues,
death, long-term care for the elderly, support systems for families of the
elderly, retirement, counseling, and more.
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Leonard E. Greenberg
Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/csrpl/
The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of
Religion in Public Life was established at Trinity College in 1996 to
advance knowledge and understanding of the varied roles that religious
movements, institutions, and ideas play in the contemporary world; to
explore challenges posed by religious pluralism and tensions between
religious and secular values; and to examine the influence of religion on
politics, civic culture, family life, gender roles, and other issues in the
United States and elsewhere in the world.
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Mental Health,
Religion, and Culture (Journal)
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13674676.html
Mental Health, Religion & Culture is a journal
that provides a forum and a single point of reference for the growing number
of professionals and academics working in the expanding field of mental
health and religion. The journal publishes empirically based work that
explores the relationships between mental health and aspects of religion and
culture, and discusses conceptual and philosophical aspects. Contributions
are encouraged from a range of disciplines including: psychiatry,
psychology, anthropology, sociology and other social sciences, philosophy,
theology and religious studies, community and social work, counseling and
pastoral work.
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Narrative
Psychology Internet Resource Guide:
Anthropology,
Cultural Psychology, Folklore, & Storytelling
http://maple.lemoyne.edu/~hevern/nr-anth.html
This site is a guide that provides a broad set of
bibliographical and Internet-based resources for use in the study of
narrative psychology and has been designed both as an Internet-available
document for researchers generally and partially to be used within an
advanced undergraduate psychology seminar. This site gives a general
overview of narrative psychology, background information, internet
resources, bibliographical resources, and information regarding key theories
and theorists.
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NetForum
Topic: Integration of Psychology and Christianity
http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/cgi-netforum/test/a/14--106.70.1
This is simply an on-line discussion forum dedicated to
the issue of how psychology/psychological practice and Christianity can be
integrated. The goal of the organization that has developed this site is to
explore that topic.
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Network of Christians
in Psychology
http://www.necip.org.uk/
NeCIP is a network of over 250 members representing
professional clinical, occupational, educational, counseling and academic
psychologists in the UK, along with many student members. The network was
founded in 1989, and from the outset it has been concerned with issues of
integration of faith with psychological theory and practice. Its principal
aim is to support psychologists and students studying psychology as
Christians, particularly when conflicts become apparent.
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PsyBibs: Psychology and Biblical Studies
http://psybibs.home.att.net/
The PSYBIBS
webpage is part of the work of the Psychology and Biblical Studies Section
of the Society of Biblical Literature. Here you will find information about
the Section, papers presented at the Annual Meeting, and links to resources
in psychological biblical criticism. Psychological Biblical Criticism is a
way of reading and interpreting biblical texts which is critically attentive
to psychological factors involved in their origin, composition,
transmission, interpretation, translation, and expression.
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PSYC 377: Psychology
and Christianity – Bibliography
Vanguard University of
Southern California
Instructor: Dr. Douglas
Degelman
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.cfm?doc_id=1255
This is simply a
bibliography of books and
articles regarding the integration of Psychology and Religion.
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Psych Web
http://www.psychwww.com/
This site contains general psychology-related
information and resources for students and teachers of psychology.
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PsychoHeresy Awareness
Ministries
http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/mainpage.html
PsychoHeresy
Awareness Ministries is a non-profit religious corporation
for the purpose of informing and educating Christians about psychoheresy.
Psychoheresy is the integration of secular psychological counseling theories
and therapies with the Bible. Psychoheresy is also the intrusion of such
theories into the preaching and practice of Christianity, especially when
they contradict or compromise biblical Christianity in terms of the nature
of man, how he is to live, and how he changes. The primary purpose of
informing Christians about psychoheresy is to encourage them to find Jesus
Christ and the Word of God sufficient for matters of life and conduct and to
encourage believers to use the Bible to understand humanity, how they are to
live, and how they are to confront problems of living. Careful distinctions
are made to delineate the area of concern - what constitutes psychoheresy in
contrast to what might be benign investigation of behavior.
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Psychological Studies
Institute
http://www.psy.edu/homepage.htm
Psychological Studies Institute provides graduate
education, integrating the disciplines of applied psychology and practical
theology, to make Christian counseling a servant of the Church for
Christ-centered transformation. PSI’s primary objective is to provide
graduate level training in Christian counseling in order to serve the
Church. Secondary objectives promote additional activities designed to
enhance student training and provide service to the Christian community.
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Psychology and
Religion: Spiritual and Psychological Approaches Orthodox Pastoral Theology
and Psychotherapy
http://www.psyche.gr/english
This site is dedicated to the integration of psychology
and Orthodox Christian Theology. It contains links to articles, journals,
and other Christian and Psychological institutes.
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Psychology of
Christianity Project, University of Cambridge
http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/pcp/
The Psychology and Christianity Project is a part of
the Psychology and Religion Research Programme within the
Centre for Advanced
Religious and Theological Studies. We are based in the
Faculty of Divinity
of the
University of
Cambridge. The foundational assumptions of the Project are that
Christianity emphasizes the possibility of change in human beings and that
psychology is the modern discipline in which processes of human change are
understood and conceptualized. In the light of this, the Project seeks to
foster a more extensive and fruitful use of psychology by the Church.
Previous use of psychology by the Church has drawn on the psychology of
counseling and therapy and has been applied to work with people who present
pastoral problems. In contrast, we aim to draw on psychology more broadly,
and to apply it to the whole spectrum of work of the Church.
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Psychology of Religion at PsychNet.UK
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/religion/psychology_of_religion.htm
This is the Psychology of Religion link within PsychNet—a
Web site that allows access to the different specialties in psychology,
articles on mental illness, professional bodies, careers, scientific
institutes and universities
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Psychology of Religion Pages
By Michael Nielsen,
Ph.D.
http://www.psychwww.com/psyrelig/index.htm
These pages serve as a resource for people interested
in psychological aspects of religious belief and behavior. This is a
general introduction to the psychology of religion, for example, as it is
studied by scientists in Division 36 of the American Psychological
Association. Here you will find a description of what psychologists have
learned about how religion influences people's lives.
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Psychology of Religion,
Rutgers University
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~religion/vri/psych.html
The Virtual Religion Index is designed to advance
research in matters of religion. This is the specific sight for the
Psychology of Religion.
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Psychology’s "Two
Cultures": A Christian Analysis,
by
Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen
http://www.jubileenow.com/papers/psycultpap.htm
In this essay Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen analyzes the
stance of Christian psychologists with respect to the "two cultures" in
contemporary academic psychology-one of them "positivist and scientistic,"
the other "post-positivist and humanistic." Ms. Van Leeuwen teaches
psychology and interdisciplinary studies at Calvin College.
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Religious Research
Association
http://rra.hartsem.edu/
The Religious Research Association exists to increase
understanding of the function of religion in persons and society through
application of social scientific and other scholarly methods, to promote the
circulation, interpretation and use of the findings of religious research
among religious bodies and other interested groups, to cooperate with other
professional societies, groups and individuals interested in the study of
religion, and to aid in the professional development of religious
researchers.
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Rosemead School of Psychology
http://www.rosemead.edu/
Rosemead School of Psychology seeks to advance a
biblically and psychologically integrated understanding of human nature and
to apply this integrative understanding to relieve problems of human
suffering and reconcile individuals with God, themselves, and others.
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Society for
Christian Psychology
http://christianpsych.org/index.htm
The hope
for this society is that it will aid in the goal of the construction of a
psychology (including counseling and psychotherapy) that is distinctively
Christian. We believe that Christian psychologists and counselors must read
the best psychological work available, whatever the source, since the vast
majority of good psychological research and theory-building has been done
outside the Christian community. However, we also believe that in some of
the most important areas of psychology (motivation, personality,
psychopathology, therapy, and social relations) a Christian world-view (and
heart ) will lead to a significantly different way of interpreting human
phenomena, so much so that a qualitatively different psychology (or set of
psychologies) will result.
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Society for Scientific
Study of Religion
http://las.alfred.edu/~soc/SSSR/index.html
The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion was
founded in 1949 by scholars in religion and social science. Its purpose is
to stimulate and communicate significant scientific research on religious
institutions and religious experience. Scholars from all fields of study who
are interested in the scientific exploration of religion are invited to join
the Society. Membership in the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
gives scholars the opportunity to share their research and ideas with other
scholars.
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Society for the Study
of Psychology and Wesleyan Theology
http://www.ptloma.edu/WESLEYAN/SPWT/statementofpurposePsy.htm
The Society for the Study of Psychology and Wesleyan
Theology exists to promote interdisciplinary dialogue between psychology and
Wesleyan theology. The Society will serve as a catalyst to promote scholarly
research, writing, and conversation among academicians, practitioners and
other interested individuals.
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Stress and Health: Spirituality and Faith Communities
http://www.davidmyers.org/religion/stresshealth.html
Notable psychologist, David G. Meyers, discusses
spirituality and faith communities as it impacts psychological well-being.
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Psychologising about
God and Religion
http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/cis/jeeves/lecture0.html
Lecture by notable psychologist, Malcolm Jeeves.
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Centre for Psychology
of Religion
http://www.psp.ucl.ac.be/psyreli/prel-eng.htm
Functions under the department of education and
psychology at Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), the Centre for
psychology of religion has as mission to study, from a psychological
perspective (concepts, theories and methods), religion and religious
phenomena as well as to promote interdisciplinarity between psychology and
the human and social sciences of religion. The Centre was founded and
directed by Antoine Vergote (1961-1987) and Jean-Marie Jaspard (1977-2001).
Research carried out in the Centre (today and in the past) covers the five
main domains of psychology of psychology of religious development,
personality psychology and religion, social psychology of religion, clinical
psychology of religion, and interdicisciplinarity between psychology,
theology and sciences of religion.
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Functional Origins of
Religious Concepts:
Ontological and
Strategic Selection in Evolved Minds
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/bec/papers/boyer_religious_concepts.htm
This is a profound essay on the role of religion from
an evolutionary perspective. Pascal Boyer, the author, is one of the rising
stars in evolutionary theory in the social sciences.
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Perceptions of God
Survey
http://www.unc.edu/~schaefer/
Online research into images, concepts, and metaphors of
God by Earl Schaefer.
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On the Psychology of
Spiritual Movements
http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/psymove.html
A discussion of the features of psychological influence
most common to spiritual movements.
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Present
Psychological Research
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Kenneth_Brown/research.htm
A brief description of Kenneth Brown's PhD research,
analyzing Maslow's hierarchy of needs in the light of psychology of
religion.
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Are We Hardwired for
God?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4351726,00.html
The Guardian newspaper's review of Pascal Boyer's book
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Tracing the Synapses of
Our Spirituality
http://www.maps.org/media/vedantam.html
Washington Post article by Shankar Vedantam on
researchers examining the relationship between brain and religion. (June 17,
2001)
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International Journal
of Children’s Spirituality
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/1364436X.html
International Journal of Children’s Spirituality
provides an international, inter-disciplinary and multi-cultural forum for
those involved in research and development of children’s and young people's
spirituality, within which the debate of what we mean by ’spirituality’ and
what relevance does it have to schooling and society can be addressed and
widened.
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International Center for the Integration
of Health and Spirituality (ICIHS.
http://www.icihs.org/abouticihs/abouticihs.cfm
ICIHS is dedicated to the integration of health and spirituality.
They provide strategic direction to define and advance this emerging fiel
through mult-disciplinary collaboration with organizations, researchers,
educators, clinicians, and patients. These alliances, along with their
comprehensive research-based resources assist members in achieving
excellence.
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Journal of Psychology
and Judaism
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0700-9801
Electronic and print journal, discontinued as of 2001.
Subscription information and editorial board.
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