The psychology of religion has existed as a neglected subdiscipline in general psychology, but a trend toward integration is currently present, partly due to applications of well-corroborated theories from mainstream psychology. The article has two aims. First, the most influential psychodynamic “depth” approaches (those of Erikson, 1958, 1959, 1963; Freud, 1913/1919, 1927/1964a, 1939/1964b; Jo...

The paper is an overview of the connections between scientific psychology and religion. thesis that psychology, which deals with empirical research all manifestations spirituality religiousness within different principles contexts culture, cannot refer to doctrine religion, but it should take into account in its cultural aspects religion without valuing them at individual human level (personali...

“Psychology of Religion: Theory, Current Studies and New Directions” was edited by Dr. Zeynep Sağır, from the Psychology Religion Department at Fırat University. The book consists eight chapters written PhD holders or students working in field psychology religion. purpose is to gather new studies provide insight on field’s current research agenda. main issues investigated are a meta-analysis Sy...

This article surveys the experimental economics approach to the study of religion. The field has a place in the context of the scientific study of religion generally and the social psychology of religion in particular, but employs distinct economic methods which promise new and different insights. In particular, certain features of the experimental approach as used by economists such as incenti...

Although religion deals with humankind’s ultimate concerns, such as universal compassion or the quest for divine peace and perfection, to some people the psychological study of religion and spirituality may seem only marginally relevant to positive psychology. In part, this could be because of the negative stances that many theorists have taken toward religion. For instance, Freud (1927/1953) c...