Research topic: psychology of religion (Centre for psychology of religion)

Researchers: Vassilis Saroglou (faculty), Coralie Buxant, Mike Friedman,  Matthieu Van Pachterbeke.

The Centre for psychology of religion has as mission to study, from a psychological perspective (concepts, theories and methods), religion as an individual and social reality, as well as to promote interdisciplinarity between psychology and the social sciences of religion.

Research themes

  1. social psychology of religion :
    • collective identities
    • values
    • stereotypes
    • prosocial behavior
  2. personality, cognitive, and affective determinants of :
    • religion 
    • fundamentalism 
    • new religious movements 
    • modern spirituality 
    • paranormal beliefs
  3. psychology, law, and policy towards religions

 

| 5/03/2007 |