Title: The Oxford handbook of psychology and spirituality /
Authors: Miller, Lisa J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Psychology, Religious.
Abstract: "Postmaterial spiritual psychology posits that consciousness can contribute to the unfolding of material events and that the human brain can detect broad, non-material communications. In this regard, this emerging field of postmaterial psychology marks a stark departure from psychology's traditional quantum measurements and tenets. The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality codifies the leading empirical evidence in the support and application of postmaterial psychological science. Sections in this volume include: personality and social psychology factors and implications ; spiritual development and culture ; spiritual dialogue, prayer, and intention in Western mental health ; Eastern traditions and psychology ; physical health and spirituality ; positive psychology ; scientific advances and applications related to spiritual psychology. With chapters from leading scholars in psychology, medicine, physics, and biology, The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality is an interdisciplinary reference for a rapidly emerging approach to contemporary science. This overarching work provides both a foundation and a roadmap for what is truly a new ideological age."--Publisher's website.
Contents: The history and current state of research on psychology of religion / Ralph W. Hood, Jr. -- Theoretical and epistemological foundations / James M. Nelson and Brent D. Slife -- Parameters and limitations of current conceptualizations / Fraser N. Watts -- Progress in physics and psychological science affects the psychology of religion and spirituality / Everett L. Worthington, Jr. -- Complementarities in physics and psychology / C. Edward Richards -- Personality, spirituality, and religion / Eric D. Rose and Julie J. Exline -- Overview and development of a trait-based measure of numinous constructs : the Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) scale / Ralph L. Piedmont -- Good and evil in religion : the interpersonal context / Christopher T. Burris and John K. Rempel -- Religion, altruism, and prosocial behavior : conceptual and empirical approaches / Elizabeth Midlarsky, Anthony S.J. Mullin, and Samuel H. Barkin --^