Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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This course is an in-depth study of the major contributing theories and concepts of religious and spiritual psychology. Classical and contemporary theories of transpersonal psychology are examined with a critical analysis of creationism and other world-views. Psychological perspectives of religion and spirituality will be critically applied to major topics such as physiological, psychosocial, cognitive, and affective processes, choice and decision making, social conformity, and religious impact on health. Offered each fall and summer online and each spring on ground.