(eBook PDF) The Psychology of Religion, Fifth Edition: An Empirical Approach 5th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1462535984
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1462535989
• Author:  Ralph W. Hood Jr. (Author), Peter C. Hill (Author), Bernard Spilka (Author)

Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dimensions of religion and spirituality; the social psychology of religious organizations; and connections to coping, adjustment, and mental disorder. Chapter-opening quotations and topical research boxes enhance the readability of this highly instructive text.

Table contents:

1. The Psychological Nature and Functions of Religion

2. Foundations for an Empirical Psychology of Religion

3. Evolution, Neuropsychology, and Other Biological Aspects of Religion

4. Religion in Childhood

5. Religion in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

6. Adult Religious Issues

7. Religion, Aging, and Death

8. Conversion, Spiritual Transformation, and Deconversion

9. Relationships between Individuals and Religious Groups

10. Religious and Spiritual Experience

11. Mysticism

12. Religion, Morality, and Prejudice

13. Religion, Health, Psychopathology, and Coping

14. Epilogue

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