Highlights•We examine reported associations and distinctions between religion and
delusion.•We present vignettes to illustrate the conceptual and clinical issues involved.•We …

Churches have long been sites of local charity work as well as national political movements.
What happens when people engage in more individualistic forms of spirituality, like …

This study investigated the psychological dynamics during worship experiences under the
influence of different music conditions. In total, 60 believers were recruited to participate in …

Knowledge about brain source localizations for religious states of mind is still limited.
Previous studies have usually not set a direct emphasis on experience. The present study …

Crick and Koch's 1990 “neurobiological theory of consciousness” sparked the race for the
physical correlates of subjective experience. 30 years later, cognitive sciences trend toward …

Previous studies have suggested that religious experiences in worship demand an
attentional control that facilitates the desired state of mind, and that there is a systemic …

Nonordinary experiences (NOEs), such as hearing voices or dissolution of the self, are more
common than typically assumed yet poorly understood, and their effect on mental health …

The Dimensions of Spirituality Inventory (DSI) is a 50-item quantitative assessment of
spirituality. Whereas “spirituality” has seemed to some to be too vague for research …

Abstract “Parapsychology and religion” is perhaps the most controversial research area in
the psychology of religion. Initially, psychology and parapsychology were not distinct …

South Africa has a populace that perpetuates diversity in every demographic group.
Although there are peaceful aspects to this diversity, there are also conflicts that have been …