Psychology of Religion and Spirituality: Perspectives for Interdisciplinary Research
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2023) | Viewed by 2370
Special Issue Editors
Interests: psychology of religion and spirituality; religiousness; religious cognition; atheism; nonbelief; social cognition; empathy; compassion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Contemporary research in the psychology of religion and spirituality increasingly evidences the value of interdisciplinary perspectives on studying religious and spiritual phenomena. Despite continued calls for multilevel and nonreductive interdisciplinary approaches, few collectives highlight exemplars of interdisciplinary empirical research and showcase where interdisciplinary perspectives are well-suited to accommodate research on the psychology of religion and spirituality. Even fewer spaces focus on recognizing research that integrates various disciplinary frameworks using multiple levels of analysis, measurement, and interpretation, rather than using adaption models of collaboration. To support the continuity of modern psychology of religion and reduce academic inequity within the field, we must recognize research that successfully applies varied techniques, approaches, theories, and methods.
Our main goal for this Special Issue is to recognize outstanding exemplars and promote the growth of interdisciplinary research within the psychology of religion and spirituality. Overall, we wish to demonstrate how diverse, multilevel, and nonreductive approaches enrich our cumulative knowledge of religion and spirituality. We have a particular interest in highlighting research that includes 1. collaborative research across cultural and national boundaries, 2. diverse contexts and culture, 3. rejections of an exclusive reliance on singular perspectives or methodologies favored by Western psychological approaches, and 4. applied research capitalizing on an interdisciplinary perspective. We welcome both empirical studies and theoretical papers from all disciplines in collaboration with the psychology of religion and spirituality. The call is open to any research in relevant subject areas.
Dr. Paweł Łowicki
Guest Editor
Sally B. Barker
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- psychology of religion and spirituality
- interdisciplinary
- multidisciplinary
- cross-cultural
- mixed methodology
- qualitative
- quantitative
