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260. Psychology of Religion

A descriptive and interpretive study of religious attitudes, experiences and practices. Drawing on biological, behavioral, psychoanalytic, Jungian, existential-phenomenological and humanistic viewpoints, this course considers the nature of religious experience; the meaning of religious images, creeds and rituals; and the origins and significance of individual differences in religious outlook.

(David Wulff)

Connections:
Conx 20050 Quest for Transcendence
Conx 20054 The Religious Response

Grace Baron

Professor of Psychology

Michael Berg

Associate Professor of Psychology

Peony Fhagen-Smith

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Meg Kirkpatrick

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Linette G. Liebling

Visiting Instructor of Psychology

Kathleen Morgan

Associate Professor of Psychology; Williams Chair in Social Sciences (2005-2010)

Bianca Cody Murphy

Chair, Professor of Psychology

Rolf Nelson

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Nancy Olin

Visiting Instructor of Psychology

Derek Price

Associate Professor of Psychology

Jason E. Reiss

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Gail Sahar

Associate Professor of Psychology

Lee Thompson

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Cooper R. Woodard

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

David Wulff

Chair, Professor of Psychology

Gerald Zuriff

Professor of Psychology