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020031 UE Basic Questions of Religious Psychology (2025S)

2.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 2 - Evangelische Theologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Fr 14.03. 15:00-18:15 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG

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Language: German

Lecturers

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    FR 13.06. 15:00-18:15 SR 7 HG
    SA 14.06. 08:45-18:15 SR 7 HG

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    In this seminar, selected topics of the psychology of religion (based on the introductory lecture on the psychology of religion in the winter semester) are chosen. These will be dealt with in presentations and group discussions. To deepen the discussion, we will read basic psychology of religion texts such as those by Sigmund Freud, William James and Carl Gustav Jung, but also discuss various approaches to psychology and psychotherapy such as learning theories and the humanistic perspective. In addition, evolutionary biology and attachment theory concepts as well as neuroscientific findings on the religious/spiritual dimensions of human experience can be discussed.
    Objectives: In-depth knowledge of the most important concepts and issues in the psychology of religion.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    Seminar thesis

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Permitted absence: Half a seminar day

    Evaluation: 50% active participation - 50% seminar thesis

    Examination topics

    The course is examination-immanent.

    Reading list

    Grom, B. (2009). Religionspsychologie. Göttingen: Kösel.
    Heine, S. (2005). Grundlagen der Religionspsychologie. Modelle und Methoden. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
    Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2005). Attachment, evolution, and the psychology of religion. New: Guilford Press.
    Palmer, M. (2003). Freud and Jung on religion. East Sussex: Routledge.
    Paloutzian, R. F., & Park, C. L. (Eds.). (2013). Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. New York: Guilford Press.
    Pargament, K. I. (2007). Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. Understanding and addressing the sacred. New York: The Guilford Press.
    Unterrainer, H.F. (2010). Seelenfinsternis? Struktur und Inhalt der Gottesbeziehung im klinisch-psychiatrischen Feld. Münster et al: Waxmann.
    Wulff, D. (1997). The Psychology of Religion: Classic and Contemporary. New York: John Wiley.

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