Sentences with phrase «psychology of religion at»

They are, respectively, professor of historical theology at Oxford, and lecturer in psychology of religion at Heythrop.

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I cherish instead the notion that if we could understand not only the sociology and psychology of religion but also the religion of religion; if we could get at the roots of conviction in the lives of profound believers in the open society; if we could combine civility with devotion — if we could do these things, religious forces might retrieve some initiative and offer examples for coexistence in the world of the nations and the military powers.

Though in the past decades there has been an appreciable cooling off of the fervor displayed at the beginning of the twentieth century by the advocates of the psychology of religion, still today the various schools of depth - psychology and psychoanalysis offer clues to the understanding of the unconscious and its workings.

To explain the second strategy, let us recall the display of the reductionist order of the sciences along the «Comtean ladder,» which arranges the forms of life and the corresponding specialized disciplines in an ascending series of rungs starting with physics at the base, followed by chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology and, depending on one's inclination, history and religion.

New research conducted at York University, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, may shed some light on religion's actual influence on believers — and the news is positive.

The problem, according to Hunter, a professor of sociology and religion at the University of Virginia, lies in the psychologically oriented pedagogy that character educators turn to in teaching values to children: «Dominated as it is by perspectives diffused and diluted from professional psychology, this regime is overwhelmingly therapeutic and self - referencing; in character, its defining feature is a moral framework whose center point is the autonomous self.»

For my fiction, I write books I love to read myself, action adventure thrillers at the crossroads of psychology, religion and travel.

At her author site, JFPenn.com, she blogs about ancient books, cities, and the psychology of religion — all common themes in her novels.

Most social and community programs require their Youth Workers to have at least a high school diploma on their resumes, and full - time programs in churches, schools and counseling - based programs require a bachelor's degree and often additional coursework in the areas of religion, education, sociology or psychology.