The state of theory in the psychology of religion and spirituality (PRS) is a study in contrasts. William James, the founder of the field, was one of the greatest theoretical psychologists of all time. His writings not only provide a fine legacy of thinking about religious experience, but also include many profound works on the nature of knowledge and human inquiry. Given this history, one woul...

Abstract As a scientific enterprise, the psychology of religion is vitally dependent on developments in general, sharing its strengths as well weaknesses. The article discusses being haunted by number paradoxes that resonate psychological research well. prominent specimen such empirical religion, oeuvre R. W. Hood, well-known contemporary US contributor to field, selected. Another stage long-st...

Previous research on religion and helping has left some questions unanswered. In the present study, participants expressed willingness to help groups of people in need (homeless people and illegal immigrants), and this after having been religiously versus non-religiously stimulated. The activation of religious context increased the willingness to help, but only the homeless. Orthodox religious ...

abraham maslow has been considered as a theorician and spiritual leader of humanistic psychology school. although several researchers have studied abraham maslow's ideas, but separate researches on position of spirituality & peak experiences in maslow´s psychology has not been done. apparently his thoughts in the field, has not been studied seriously. the authors of this article have tried...

Motivation: This paper aims to show the central role of notion attachment in human behavior, image God representation believer as a parental figure and an oversized personal relationships, social religious behavior. Methods: Scientific comparative studies different concepts from psychology religion, psychology, psychoanalytic theory, cognitive well research behavioral studies. Results: Attachme...

Professional and scientific psychology appears to have rediscovered spirituality and religion during recent years, with a large number of conferences, seminars, workshops, books, and special issues in major professional journals on spirituality and psychology integration. The purpose of this commentary is to highlight some of the more compelling ethical principles and issues to consider in spir...