The Cognitive Science of Religion: A Case for the Importance of Adolescence

The cognitive science of religion proposes that and spirituality—including belief in God, conceptualizations God’s mind, reasoning about the religious beliefs other people—are rooted same systems underlie everyday processing. Because these change throughout development, provides unique insight into how why develop. While a growing body work has investigated topics among children adults, there are glaring gaps field’s understanding adolescence. This article reviews what is known unknown this space. It also argues applying approach to adolescence would provide critical development cognition general particular.