Raymond F. Paloutzian & Crystal L. Park 
Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 

Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this volume comprehensively examines the psychological processes associated with religion and spirituality. Leading scholars from multiple psychological subdisciplines present developmental, cognitive, social psychological, cultural, and clinical perspectives on this core aspect of human experience. The forms and functions of religious practices and rituals, conversion experiences, and spiritual struggles are explored. Other key topics include religion as a meaning system, religious influences on prosocial and antisocial behavior, and connections to health, coping, and psychotherapy.



New to This Edition

*Two chapters on cross-cultural issues.

*Chapters on spiritual goals, emotional values, and mindfulness.

*Reflects significant theoretical and empirical developments in the field.

*Many new authors and extensively revised chapters.

*Robust index amplifies the volume’s usefulness as a reference tool.



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I. Foundations of the Psychology of Religion

1. Recent Progress and Core Issues in the Science of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Raymond F. Paloutzian and Crystal L. Park

2. Defining Religion and Spirituality, Doug Oman

3. Measurement Assessment and Issues in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Peter C. Hill

4. Research Methods in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Ralph W. Hood, Jr., and Jacob A. Belzen

5. Psychodynamic Psychology and Religion, Jozef Corveleyn, Patrick Luyten, and Jessie Dezutter

6. Evolutionary Psychology as a Foundation for the Psychology of Religion, Lee A. Kirkpatrick

7. Building Blocks of Sacralities: A New Basis for Comparison across Cultures and Religions, Ann Taves

II. Religion through the Developmental Lens

8. Religious and Spiritual Development in Childhood, Rebekah A. Richert and Pehr Granqvist

9. Religious Development from Adolescence to Middle Adulthood, Michael R. Levenson, Carolyn M. Aldwin, and Heidi Igarashi

10. Old Persons, Old Age, Aging, and Religion, Susan H. Mc Fadden

III. Religion and Basic Psychology Subdisciplines

11. The Neuropsychology of Religious Experience, Patrick Mc Namara and P. Monroe Butler

12. Exploring Religion’s Basement: The Cognitive Science of Religion, Justin L. Barrett

13. Gods and Goals: Religion and Purposeful Action, Robert A. Emmons and Sarah A. Schnitker

14. The Religious Shaping of Feeling: Implications of Affect Valuation Theory, Jeanne L. Tsai, Birgit Koopmann-Holm, Masako Miyazaki, and Camaron Ochs

15. The Role of Personality in Understanding Religious and Spiritual Constructs, Ralph L. Piedmont and Teresa A. Wilkins

16. Religiousness, Social Psychology, and Behavior, Michael E. Nielsen, Arthur T. Hatton, and Michael J. Donahue

17. Cultural and Cross-Cultural Psychology of Religion, Vassilis Saroglou and Adam B. Cohen

IV. The Construction and Expression of Religion and Spirituality

18. Religion and Meaning, Crystal L. Park

19. Religious and Spiritual Struggles, Julie J. Exline and Eric D. Rose

20. Conversion, Deconversion, and Spiritual Transformation: A Multilevel Interdisciplinary View, Raymond F. Paloutzian, Sebastian Murken, Heinz Streib, and Sussan Rößler-Namini

21. Mystical, Spiritual, and Religious Experiences, Ralph W. Hood, Jr., and Zhuo Chen

22. Ritual and Prayer: Forms, Functions, and Relationships, Kevin L. Ladd and Bernard Spilka

23. Religious Fundamentalism, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Prejudice: Insights from Meta-Analyses, Implicit Social Cognition, and Social Neuroscience, Wade C. Rowatt, Megan Johnson Shen, Jordan P. La Bouff, and Alfredo Gonzalez

24. Religion and Spirituality and Forgiveness, Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Don E. Davis, Joshua N. Hook, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Aubrey L. Gartner, David J. Jennings II, Chelsea L. Greer, and Yin Lin

25. How Religion Can Support Self-Control and Moral Behavior, Anne L. Zell and Roy F. Baumeister

V. The Psychology of Religion and Applied Areas

26. Religion, Spirituality, and Health, Kevin S. Masters and Stephanie A. Hooker

27. Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health, Crystal L. Park and Jeanne M. Slattery

28. The Religious Dimension of Coping: Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice, Kenneth I. Pargament, Melissa D. Falb, Gene G. Ano, and Amy B. Wachholtz

29. Mindfulness in Psychology and Religion, Michael R. Levenson and Carolyn M. Aldwin

30. Addressing Religiousness and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: Advancing Evidence-Based Practice, Edward P. Shafranske

31. From Concept to Science: Continuing Steps in Workplace Spirituality Research, Peter C. Hill, Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Robert A. Giacalone, and Louis W. Fry

32. Religion and the Staircase to Terrorism, Fathali M. Moghaddam, Zachary Warren, and Karen Love

VI. Conclusion and Future Directions

33. Directions for the Future of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality: Research Advances in Methodology and Meaning Systems, Crystal L. Park and Raymond F. Paloutzian

Despre autor

Raymond F. Paloutzian, Ph D, is Professor Emeritus of Experimental and Social Psychology at Westmont College and consultant to the Religion, Experience, and Mind (REM) Lab Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been a visiting professor at Stanford University and a guest professor at Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Paloutzian is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (Division 36) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a Fellow of five APA divisions and of the Association for Psychological Science. For 18 years, he was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. His books include Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Second Edition  (coedited with Crystal L. Park), and Invitation to the Psychology of Religion, Third Edition. Dr. Paloutzian has given invited talks on the psychology of religion in global perspective in various countries around the world. Crystal L. Park, Ph D, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. She is Associate Editor of Psychology and Health, the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. Dr. Park is a past president and the current awards chair of APA Division 36, and a recipient of the Division’s William James Award. Her research interests include 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 or create meaning out of negative life events.