Why the psychology of religion? -- Definitions and meanings -- Introspection and inner experience -- Approaches to the psychology of religion and spirituality -- Religious beliefs and practices -- Approaches to spiritual development -- Spirituality and the brain -- The origins of religious belief -- Religious expression in myth and the creative arts -- Varieties of religious and spiritual experience -- Concepts of self, soul, and brain -- Religion, health, and well-being.
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