The Cambridge Handbook of the International Psychology of Religion

Using a theoretical framework that encourages cross-cultural collaboration, this book explores core elements of the psychology of religion.

This handbook provides a thorough analysis of the psychology of religion across global and cultural contexts. Using a theoretical framework that encourages cross-border collaboration, it offers novel insights to scholars and graduate students of the psychology of religion, social psychology, religion, and theology.This handbook offers a comprehensive resource for exploring core elements of the psychology of religion. Utilizing a systematic template to describe the state of the field across thirty-two regions of the globe, it charts the subject's historical background and current research trends. The chapters also highlight common pitfalls and suggest collaborative topics for future research. By leveraging the Ingelhart-Welzel Cultural Values Framework, the text introduces key questions emerging from non-Western contexts, challenges culturally laden assumptions and promotes collaborative, international perspectives. Featuring contributions from researchers around the world on the psychology of religion within their respective geographical and cultural contexts, the work brings new voices into the conversation and offers fresh avenues of exploration for scholars and graduate students studying the psychology of religion, social psychology, religion, and theology.