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23 Ιαν 2024 · In the first edition of the OUP Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality, leading researchers asserted a foundational new paradigm of spirituality and psychology, based upon an ontology that holds consciousness as primary, termed postmaterialism.
- Introduction
This introductory article starts by defining psychology and...
- Introduction
30 Ιουν 2016 · The engagement of modern psychology with spirituality has spanned more than a century, following seminal inquiries by William James, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Today, there is no single understanding of spirituality within psychology.
Spirituality means different things to different people. For some, it's primarily about a belief in God and active participation in organized religion.
First, we wanted a proposal to address the main issue of Ralph’s call—clarity about the appropriate focus for our field. Although many researchers have specific targets, it is not clear whether we as a field are studying “ religion,” “ spirituality,” “the numinous,” or something else.
Life events can shake and shatter people spiritually as well as psychologically, socially and physically. People may struggle spiritually with their understanding of God, with inner conflicts or with other people.
This introductory article starts by defining psychology and discussing the importance of psychology and how it relates to spirituality. The contributors to this book see spirituality as being fundamental to the human constitution and foundational to the nature of the surrounding world.
This two-volume handbook presents the most comprehensive coverage of the current state of the psychology of religion and spirituality. It introduces a new integrative paradigm for this rapidly growing and diverse field.
