The role of spirituality in formulating a theory of the psychology of religion

Zygon

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 197-224

  Helminiak, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernard Lonergan; Consciousness; Definition of spirituality; God and social science; Nature of spirit; Psychology of religion; Psychology of spirituality; Sui generis nature of religion; Value free and value laden science

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746886981     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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