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    This document provides a psychological definition of religion and discusses the field of psychology of religion. It begins by stating that an adequate definition of religion must include all past, present, and possible future forms of religion regardless of beliefs about their desirability. It then defines religion as a valid object of psychological study that consists of applying psychological methods and frameworks to both religious and non-religious individuals and contents of religious traditions. The document concludes by noting psychology of religion can be approached using natural-scientific or human-scientific methods and frameworks.

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    This document provides a psychological definition of religion and discusses the field of psychology of religion. It begins by stating that an adequate definition of religion must include all past, present, and possible future forms of religion regardless of beliefs about their desirability. It then defines religion as a valid object of psychological study that consists of applying psychological methods and frameworks to both religious and non-religious individuals and contents of religious traditions. The document concludes by noting psychology of religion can be approached using natural-scientific or human-scientific methods and frameworks.

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    This document provides a psychological definition of religion and discusses the field of psychology of religion. It begins by stating that an adequate definition of religion must include all past, present, and possible future forms of religion regardless of beliefs about their desirability. It then defines religion as a valid object of psychological study that consists of applying psychological methods and frameworks to both religious and non-religious individuals and contents of religious traditions. The document concludes by noting psychology of religion can be approached using natural-scientific or human-scientific methods and frameworks.

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    1.

    Deepak Chopra
    This Indian American, Ayurvedic New-age guru flew onto the New York
    Times' top-10 Best Sellers List with The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success where
    he outlines a simple set of guidelines focused on making you a better human
    being. He established the Chopra Foundation in hopes of educating the world
    aboutmind/body spiritual healing.

    2. The Dalai Lama


    Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama, believed to be the reincarnation of the
    Buddha of compassion and those who have held the Dalai Lama title before him. At
    78 years old, he still travels the world constantly, spreading the buddhist (and Elvis
    Costello's) beliefs in peace, love and understanding.

    3. Paulo Coelho
    His spiritual books have sold over 150 million copies in over 150 countries. The
    Alchemist is one of the top selling books ever! The easy readability of his books
    has allowed a much broader audience to hear his spiritual messages and
    incorporate them into their own lives.

    4. Pope Francis
    This ex-nightclub bouncer has nearly tripled the attendance of
    events in Vatican City in less than a year! Whether you agree with the
    Catholic message or not, this 226thPope is turning the image of the
    Catholic church around in a most positive way for the entire world!
    5. Thich Nhat Hanh
    This Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master put in unrelenting time to
    reconcile North and South Vietnam during the Vietnamese War. At 89
    years young, he is still touring the world, writing books and leading retreats
    on the art of mindful living.

    6. Eckhart Tolle
    The Power Of Now and A New Earth are two of the best-selling spiritual
    books in the world. He has set down his profound spiritual messages of transforming
    the human consciousness in such a user-friendly way that anyone with a desire to
    progress down a personal spiritual path can easily grasp his concepts and make
    them their own.

    7. James Redfield

    The Celestine Prophecy helped pave the way for a new generation of
    soul-seekers to set off on their path of spiritual awakening. The unveiling of the
    9 simple insights throughout the book allows for each person to travel with the
    narrator and discover how these insights play a key role in their own lives.

    8. don Miguel Ruiz

    He is a Mexican author of books popularizing Toltec wisdom. Like so


    many on this list, he is heavily influenced by the writings of Carlos
    Castaneda. The Four Agreements has always been and will always be a
    set of four ancient Toltec teachings which transcend all religious and
    philosophical doctrines.

    9. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    His Art of Living Foundation launched the NONVIO movement in


    2013, calling for individuals to pledge one act of non-violence through any
    of the various social media outlets. As a humanitarian and ambassador of
    peace, he has united millions of people throughout the world with service
    projects and courses focusing on a stress-free and violence-free society.
    10. Rhonda Byrne

    Listed among Time Magazine's 100 people who shape the world,
    her book The Secret has re-popularized the spiritual belief in the law of
    attraction and positive thinking.

    Top 10 Most Powerful


    Religions

    1. Islam
    2. Hinduism
    3. Christianity
    4. Sikhism
    5. Buddhism
    6. Satanism
    7. Catholicism
    8.J udaism
    9. Brahma Kumaris
    10. Iglesia ni Cristo
    A Psychological
    Definition of Religion

    No scientific discipline can be credited with much accuracy until it has


    succeeded in defining its principal terms. While recent contributions to the still
    youthful field of the psychology of religion have made the problems clearer, and at
    least partially solved some of them, no definition that has yet been proffered has met
    with wide acceptance. It is the purpose of this paper to suggest a working definition
    which, it is hoped, will prove to be reasonably satisfactory. It will be claimed that the
    definition adequately covers the established facts in regard to religion, that it
    furnishes a clear line of demarcation between religion and related fields, and that it
    is serviceable as a preliminary step toward the solution of the more difficult
    questions of the social significance and metaphysical validity of religion. An
    adequate definition of religion must satisfy two prerequisites. The first of these is
    that, to meet the requirements of logic, it must be exactly coextensive with the term
    defined. It must include all varieties of all religions in the past as well as the present,
    and all of the logically possible forms that religions may conceivably assume in the
    future, no matter whether we believe these forms to be desirable or undesirable,
    uplifting or degrading, true or false. It must be thoroughly impersonal and
    descriptive, not normative. Psychology of Religion consists of the application of
    Psychological Methods and interpretive frameworks to the diverse contents of the
    religious traditions as well as to both religious and irreligious individuals. The
    extraordinary range of methods and frameworks can be helpfully summed up in
    terms of the classic distinction between the natural-scientific and human-scientific
    approaches.
    Intro to
    World
    Religion
    Catherine Y. Escartin
    Bs- Psychology 1-A

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