Course Schedule

Course Term
Course Attributes
Fall 2024
RELI

RELI 336 – Spirituality, Psychology, and the Mind

This course is a survey of psychological theory and research investigating religious beliefs, experiences, and practices.

Section
001
Days
We
Time
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Date
Aug 26 - Dec 11
Status
Open
Enrollment
162 / 200
  • Days: We
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
  • Dates: Aug 26 - Dec 11
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 162 / 200
Spring 2025
RELI

RELI 336 – Spirituality, Psychology, and the Mind

Ever wonder why you believe what you believe? Ever been puzzled as to why other people believe such outrageous things? Spirituality, Psychology, and Mind (SPM) investigates the nature of beliefs and practices from a multidisciplinary perspective. We will explore different ways of studying and understanding religious beliefs and spirituality through psychological, sociological, biological, philosophical, and humanist lenses. This course aims to build connections between different ways of knowing to foster critical thinking and perspective-taking. SPM will not try to prove or disprove any religious, spiritual, agnostic, or atheist claims. But instead, it will use psychological theory and scientific research to examine how we come to believe what we do. The focus will be on scientific approaches to religion's psychological nature and function concerning health, psychopathology, and coping mechanisms.

Section
001
Days
We
Time
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
208 / 217
  • Days: We
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 208 / 217

RELI 336 – Spirituality, Psychology, and the Mind
Honors Course

Ever wonder why you believe what you believe? Ever been puzzled as to why other people believe such outrageous things? Spirituality, Psychology, and Mind (SPM) investigates the nature of beliefs and practices from a multidisciplinary perspective. We will explore different ways of studying and understanding religious beliefs and spirituality through psychological, sociological, biological, philosophical, and humanist lenses. This course aims to build connections between different ways of knowing to foster critical thinking and perspective-taking. SPM will not try to prove or disprove any religious, spiritual, agnostic, or atheist claims. But instead, it will use psychological theory and scientific research to examine how we come to believe what we do. The focus will be on scientific approaches to religion's psychological nature and function concerning health, psychopathology, and coping mechanisms.

Section
002
Days
We
Time
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
208 / 217
  • Days: We
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 208 / 217