Religion - Psychology of Religion

Discover how faith literally reshapes your brain. In A God-Shaped Mind, Dr. Chuck Coker bridges groundbreaking neuroscience and timeless biblical truth to reveal how God designed your mind to grow--transforming not only your faith, but your life. This is your brain on God. As...

Scientific and spiritual keys to embarking on a truly abundant life.Do you want to improve your relationships and experience lasting personal change? Join psychiatrist Curt Thompson, M.D., on an amazing journey to discover the surprising pathways for transformation hidden inside your own mind.Integrating new...

How white psychiatrists pathologized African American religions In the decades after the end of slavery, African Americans were committed to southern state mental hospitals at higher rates as white psychiatrists listed "religious excitement" among the most frequent causes of insanity for Black patients. At...

This hands-on workbook companion to Changes That Heal will help you apply Dr. Henry Cloud's revolutionary four steps of healing to your everyday decisions and relationships.Though we cannot change the past or control people in our lives today, we can change who we are...

Structured around a series of lectures presented at the Jung Institute of Chicago in a program entitled "Jungian Psychology and Human Spirituality: Liberation from Tribalism in Religious Life," this book-length essay attacks the related problems of human evil, spiritual narcissism, secularism and ritual, and...

A candid, thought-provoking exploration of contemporary women's experiences of religious conversion and the relationship between faith and fulfillment in our time Religious involvement has been declining in the West for decades--and, though men have historically outnumbered women among the disaffiliated in the U.S., a...

Viktor Frankl, bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, explains the psychological tools that enabled him to survive the Holocaust Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man's Search for Meaning, his harrowing Holocaust memoir. In this book, he goes more...

Religion and Science is a definitive contemporary discussion of the many issues surrounding our understanding of God and religious truth and experience in our understanding of God and religious truth and experience in our scientific age. This is a significantly expanded and feshly revised...

A biologist draws on science and psychology to validate the benefits of 7 common religious practices--from meditation and gratitude to rituals and pilgrimage. "I have personally adopted many of [these] practices . . . and experienced more love, joy, empathy, gratitude, and equanimity as...

Part memoir, part mystery: a powerful exploration of the three secrets of Fatima and a man's journey grappling with his own faith In 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, three shepherd children claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared before them and spoke the words, "Do not...

How Full Do You Feel? In our fast-paced culture plagued with burnout, stress, and chronic fatigue, we often find that we're functioning out of emptiness. What would it be like to experience a fullness in our life that was truly lasting and regenerative? In...

We're living in a stressed-out world. According to a poll from the American Psychological Association more than a quarter of U.S. adults say they're so stressed they can't function. But it's not just adults. Teenagers and children are also experiencing the negative effects of...

For four years, Jessica Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Traveling extensively--to refugee camps in Lebanon, to religious schools in Pakistan, to prisons in Amman, Asqelon, and Pensacola--she discovered that the Islamic jihadi in the mountains...

In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs--even when these beliefs inspire the...

What if the Bible you know is only part of a much larger, hidden story?The Ethiopian Complete Bible Decoded 2026 - English Edition takes readers beyond the limits of the traditional canon and into one of the most ancient and expansive collections of sacred...

A Pastor's Guide to Improving Your Spiritual, Mental, Physical, and Relational Health- A simple, shame-free guide toward holistic healing so you can experience freedom, peace, and joy every day- Perfect for anyone struggling with their own mental health as well as helping others who...

Banned in Russia, Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You was deemed a threat to church and state. The culmination of a lifetime's thought, it espouses a commitment to Jesus's message of turning the other cheek. In a bold and original manner, Tolstoy...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have...

Sparked by an Internal Family Systems (IFS) client's lifelong affliction with an unattached burden-something in her mind that was not part of her-Bob Falconer began a decade-long study of the others within us and how they are treated worldwide. This study is important to...

For centuries, the fruit of the Spirit has rightfully served as a wellspring of reflection on the virtues that epitomize the Christian life and character-building. However, the notion of the fruit of the Spirit is not limited solely to forming the biblical foundation of...