Extending the Psychology of Religion: A Call for Exploration of Psychological Universals, More Inclusive Approaches, and Comprehensive Models
Author: Reich, Helmut K.1
Source: Archive for the Psychology of Religion / Archiv für Religionspychologie, Volume 30, Number 1, 2008 , pp. 115-134(20)
Publisher: BRILL
Abstract:
Extensions of ongoing research identified in the introduction to this special issue (Reich & Hill, this issue) are discussed here with farther reaching objectives: researching more intensely psychological universals thought to underlie religion, taking a more inclusive approach to psychology of religion, and constructing more comprehensive models. All three involve conscious experience, to which some observations are devoted. Remarks about the relationships between these research areas conclude the article.Keywords: CONSCIOUSNESS; EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION; RELIGION; NEUROBIOLOGY; RESEARCH METHODS; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1163/157361208X316999
Affiliations: 1: School of Consciousness Studies and Sacred Values, Rutherford University and School of Education, Fribourg University, Fribourg, Switzerland;, Email: helmut.reich@tele2.ch

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