PSYC 440 - Psychology of Religion | 2025-2026

Academic Year
2025-2026
Course Credits
3.00
Course ID
PSYC 440
Course Name
Psychology of Religion
Description
An application of the tools of empirical psychology to the study of the development and function of religious experience. This course offers an analysis of the role of religious experience in the human personality. Specific religious experiences (e.g., conversion, prayer, glossolalia, miracles) are examined with a view to understanding their function in the normal individual.
NB
Not offered every year. See department chair.
Cross-listed
RELS 470.
Prerequisite(s)
Third-year standing.