Psychology and Religion

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Both psychology and religion address, in distinct ways, questions about ultimate concerns; love, desire, identity, purpose, and meaning in human life, and how our humanity develops and finds expression in relation to self, others, and the sacred. In this course, we will explore the ways in which psychological and religious experience are interrelated on both the individual and collective levels. Issues to be explored include the Unconscious, faith development, God-images, the body, the psychological power of religious symbols, the difference between submission and surrender, and prayer.