The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality

Chapter 1: The History and Current Status of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Ralph W. Hood, Jr. Chapter 2: Theoretical and Epistemological Foundations James M. Nelson and Brent D. Slife Chapter 3: Parameters and Limitations of Current Conceptualizations Fraser N. Watts Chapter 4: Progress in Physics and Psychological Science Affects the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Everett L. Worthington Jr. Chapter 5: Spiritual Development during Childhood and Adolescence Chris J. Boyatzis Chapter 6: Questions Left Unaddressed by Religious Familism: Are Religiousness and Spirituality Relevant to Non-traditional Families? Annette Mahoney and Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso Chapter 7: Models of Spiritual and Transpersonal Development Harris Friedman, Stanley Krippner, Linda Riebel, and Chad Johnson Chapter 8: Awakening Education: Nurturing Spirituality in K-12 School Culture Amy L. Chapman, Lauren Foley, Jen Hebda Halliday, Karen Barth, and Lisa Miller Chapter 9: Virtues in Positive Psychology and the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality: Existing Overlap and Promising Possibilities Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Richard G. Cowden, Edward B. Davis, and Julie J. Exline Chapter 10: Personality, Spirituality, and Religion Joshua A. Wilt, Julie J. Exline, and Eric D. Rose Chapter 11: The Numinous Motivation Inventory (NMI): A Second-generation Measure of Spirituality Ralph L. Piedmont Chapter 12: Religion, Altruism, and Prosocial Behavior: Conceptual and Empirical Approaches Elizabeth Midlarsky and Tanya Malik Chapter 13: Spiritually Sensitive Psychotherapy: An Impending Paradigm Shift in Theory and Practice Len Sperry Chapter 14: Journey From a Materialist to a Postmaterialist Perspective-A Portrait Len Sperry Chapter 15: Honoring Religious Diversity and Universal Spirituality in Psychotherapy P. Scott Richards Chapter 16: Counseling and Psychotherapy Within and Across Faith Traditions Mark R. McMinn, Megan Anna Neff, Kimberly N. Snow, and Nicholas Schollars Chapter 17: Psychoanalysis, Psi Phenomena, and Spiritual Space: Common Ground Ruth Rosenbaum Chapter 18: Spiritual Aspects of Jungian Analytical Psychology: Individuation, Jung's Psychological Equivalent of a Spiritual Journey Joseph P. Wagenseller Chapter 19: Psychology, Meditation and the Brain Across Contemplative Traditions Brendan D. Kelly Chapter 20: Translation of Eastern Meditative Disciplines into Western Psychotherapy Randye J. Semple and Sean P. Hatt Chapter 21: Eastern Traditions, Consciousness, and Spirituality Kartikeya C. Patel Chapter 22: The Spirituality-Physical Health Linkage: The Key Roles of Emotions Crystal L. Park, Jeanne M. Slattery, and Tingyi Cao Chapter 23: Spirituality, Religion, Health, and Professional Psychology Thomas G. Plante Chapter 24: Spirituality and Recovery From Psychosis and Serious Mental Disorders David Lukoff and Will Hall Chapter 25: Transformation of Brain Function Associated With Spiritual Experience Andrew B. Newberg Chapter 26: Neuroimaging and Spiritual Practice Mario Beauregard Chapter 27: Near-Death Experiences and Spirituality Bruce Greyson Chapter 28: Nonlocal Consciousness and the Anthropology of Religions and Spiritual Practices Stephan A. Schwartz Chapter 29: Consciousness, Spirituality, and Postmaterialist Science: An Experimental and Experiential Approach Gary E. Schwartz Chapter 30: A Post-Materialist Human Science and Its Implications for Spiritual activism Amit Goswami Chapter 31: Beyond Ancient and Modern Superstitions Dean Radin Chapter 32: Nonlocality, Intention, and Observer Effects in Healing Studies: Laying a Foundation for the Future Stephan Schwartz and Larry Dossey Chapter 33: The Neuroscience of Savant Syndrome, Enlightenment, and Other Extraordinary States Diane Marie Hennacy Index