Psychology of Religion 2013: Historical Considerations
Finding one’s bearings in the welter of claims and counter-claims in the history of the psychology of religion is a daunting task; this article attempts to survey the field through a historical analysis of critical phases in the relationship between religion and psychology. From a position of reject...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2012
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| In: |
Religious studies and theology
Year: 2012, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-127 |
| Further subjects: | B
Psychologism
B religious appearances B Positivism B New Naturalist identity B post-positivist psychology |
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| Summary: | Finding one’s bearings in the welter of claims and counter-claims in the history of the psychology of religion is a daunting task; this article attempts to survey the field through a historical analysis of critical phases in the relationship between religion and psychology. From a position of rejection to that of embraced complexity, psychology’s encounter with religion reflects the difficult terrain over which the discipline itself has traversed—indicating not only self-definition issues but also its own ambiguous perspective within a ‘scientific’ model of reality. The modus operandi of today offers the potential of a positive outcome in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 1747-5414 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rsth.v31i2.111 |