Apa Handbook Of Psychology Religion And Spirituality

Download or read book APA Handbook of Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality written by Kenneth Ira Pargament and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2013 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This two-volume handbook presents the most comprehensive coverage of the current state of the psychology of religion and spirituality. It introduces a new integrative paradigm for this rapidly growing and diverse field. This paradigm sheds light on the many purposes religion serves, the rich variety of religious and spiritual beliefs and practices, and the capacity of religion and spirituality to do both good and harm. The integrative paradigm encourages psychologists to attend to the ways religion and spirituality are expressed not only in individual lives, but also in the lives of couples, families, institutions, communities, and cultures. The handbook documents how the psychology of religion and spirituality is building on its theoretical and empirical foundation to encompass practice.