Psychology of Religion Autobiographical Accounts

Psychology of Religion: Autobiographical AccountsJacob A. Belzen, editor In recent years, psychology of religion has experienced a remarkable comeback: research is expanding rapidly, benefiting from a genial scientific infrastructure. An important is

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Jacob A. Belzen Editor

Psychology of Religion Autobiographical Accounts

Editors Jacob A. Belzen University of Amsterdam NL-1012 GC Amsterdam The Netherlands [email protected]

This project has been supported by, among others, the Protestants Fonds voor de Geestelijke Volksgezondheid. ISSN 1574-048X ISBN 978-1-4614-1601-2 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-1602-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1602-9 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011941806 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

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The Comeback of the Psychology of Religion: The Aims of the Present Volume........................................................... Jacob A. Belzen

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My Concern with Psychology of Religion: Defending Psychology, Respecting Religion ........................................ Mario Aletti

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The Path of Least Resistance ................................................................ Donald Capps

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Pastoral Psychology as a Point of Transfer from Systematic Theology to the Psychology of Religion ............................................... Heije Faber

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Toward a Mainstream Psychology of Religion Beyond Poor Relation Status .............................................................................. Bernhard Grom

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“Writing Heavenly Language”: My Research on Pentecostalism and Glossolalia ........................................................ Nils G. Holm

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Psychology of Religion: A Personal Narrative .................................... Ralph W. Hood Jr.

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Changing Ways of Doing Things: An Autobiographical Account of Some of My Experiences in the Psychology of Religion ............................................................................................... Kate Miriam Loewenthal

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Evolution of a Career: Psychologist of Religion Incognito ................ H. Newton Malony

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The Story of a Late Rider...................................................................... Pavel Říčan

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An Accidental Psychologist of Religion................................................ Ana-María Rizzuto

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Anthropology as a Voyage of Discovery: O