TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hood,Ralph W.
AU  - Hill,Peter C.
AU  - Spilka,Bernard
TI  - The psychology of religion: an empirical approach 
SN  - 9781462535989 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BL53 .P825 2018
U1  - 200.19 H76 2018 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York, NY, USA
PB  - Guilford Press
KW  - Psychology, Religious
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-610) and indexes; The psychological nature and functions of religion --
Foundations for an empirical psychology of religion --
Evolution, neuropsychology, and other biological aspects of religion --
Religion in childhood --
Religion in adolescence and young adulthood --
Adult religious issues --
Religion, aging, and death --
Conversion, spiritual transformation, and deconversion --
Relationships between individuals and religious groups --
Religious and spiritual experience --
Mysticism --
Religion, morality, and prejudice --
Religion, health, psychopathology, and coping --
Epilogue; CAS; Bachelor of Science in Psychology
N2  - Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dimensions of religion and spirituality; the social psychology of religious organizations; and connections to coping, adjustment, and mental disorder. Chapter-opening quotations and topical research boxes enhance the readability of this highly instructive text."
ER  -