This course examines spiritual and religious phenomena from a psychological perspective. In addition to history, theoretical frameworks, and research methods, special topics include: religious belief, religious and spiritual development, religious experience (including peak experiences and conversion experiences), psychoactive substances, meditation, faith healing, religion and well-being, and the role of dreams in religious life. Attention is given to introspective, psychoanalytic, Jungian, behavioural, cognitive, social, humanistic, experimental, and transpersonal orientations.
RELS-265 - Psychology of Spirituality and Religion
Minimum Credits: 3
Length: 45 hours
Prerequisites: None
Delivery Method:
Blended, On-campus, Online
Cost: $365.28
Course Outline: https://outlines.cotr.bc.ca/pdf/courses/Course-outline-RELS-265-Fall-2022.pdf