The Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Study of the Growth of Religious Consciousness. Edwin Diller Starbuck

1900 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-811
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Butler
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Psychology Of Religion ◽  
Religious Consciousness

Religious Experience and the Theory of Signs

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-57
Author(s):  
Hans Joas
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Religious Experience ◽  
William James ◽  
Psychology Of Religion ◽  
Friedrich Schleiermacher

The foundation of the psychology of religion in the work of William James and others is a major methodological breakthrough in the empirical study of religion. This psychology of religion focuses on experience, offering an alternative to the emphasis on religious doctrines or institutions. This chapter first presents a reconstruction of William James’s relevant writings. It then compares them to the theological writings of Friedrich Schleiermacher, who is sometimes seen as a source of inspiration for James. Finally it demonstrates the epochal achievement of Josiah Royce’s combination of pragmatist semiotics and the psychology of religion.

scholarly journals Serving Higher Education’s Highest Goals: Assessment of the Academic Library as Place

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Lea Jackson ◽  
Trudi Bellardo Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Psychology Of Religion ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Library As Place

An empirical study was conducted using methods borrowed from the psychology of religion (instead of corporate assessment techniques) to assess whether the academic library as place supports students’ desire to feel connected to higher education’s mission. The findings from an in-person survey of fifty-four students at three universities showed a preference for exterior and interior images of traditional libraries over those classed as modern, and those images evoked feelings of scholarship, engagement, spirituality, and other positive emotions, as well as subjects’ desire to use those spaces more than they currently use their existing library.

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