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Overview of Psychology of Religion

Overview of Psychology of Religion. What is Psychology of Religion about?. Impact of Religion on the Person. Are religious people happier, better adjusted, more stable, etc. or the opposite? Are religious people healthier? Do they recover from disease more often?

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Overview of Psychology of Religion

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  1. Overview of Psychology of Religion What is Psychology of Religion about?

  2. Impact of Religion on the Person • Are religious people happier, better adjusted, more stable, etc. or the opposite? • Are religious people healthier? Do they recover from disease more often? • Are religious people more moral, more faithful, less likely to cheat? • Bad religion; when religion destroys

  3. Impact of Psychological Processes on Religion • Children’s religion and developmental stages • Cognitive development • Moral development • Adolescent religiosity • Changes in religiosity in adulthood and old age.

  4. Religious conversion • Types of conversion • Sudden conversion • Gradual conversion • Religious socialization • Psychological processes underlying conversion

  5. Mystical experience • What are the characteristics of mystical experience • When are mystical experiences most likely to occur • Who has mystical experiences

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