Course
GPS09 - Psychology & Religious Experience
General Information
| Course Type | On Campus |
| Course Category | P7. Elective Courses |
| Description | Teaching Objective: This course aims to explore the complexity of the religious phenomenon and its enduring, irrepressible presence within contemporary Western and Eastern cultures. Contrary to common assumptions, industrial societies continue to experience a growing reliance on beliefs that are perceived as essential for human life and meaning. This course involves an exploration of fundamental questions about religious or spiritual experience in relationship with our human nature and psychology: What is religious experience like? Are there different kinds of religious experience? What is the content of the beliefs associated with or produced by religious experience? Teaching Content: The characteristics of religious experience: belief, trust, doubt. The mutual contribution of religion and the human sciences regarding existential issues (W. James, R.Otto, S. Freud's critique of religion; C. Jung, ). The parental role in the psychological and religious development of the child. God as an internal object and its relationship with illusion. Religious conversion. The maturity of religious experience: its characteristics and potential obstacles. Mental Health and Religious Experience. Death and the processing of grief (mourning). Teaching Mode: Lecture Assessment Mode: Final Test and Group Presentation |
| College Organization Structure | Holy Spirit Institute of Philosophy |
| Course Tuition Fee | 1380.00 |
| Course Combination | There is no records at the moment. |
