The Oxford handbook of psychology and spirituality / edited by Lisa Miller.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history and current state of research on psychology of religion / Ralph W. Hood, Jr. -- Theoretical and epistemological foundations / James M. Nelson and Brent D. Slife -- Parameters and limitations of current conceptualizations / Fraser N. Watts -- Progress in physics and psychological science affects the psychology of religion and spirituality / Everett L. Worthington, Jr. -- Complementarities in physics and psychology / C. Edward Richards -- Personality, spirituality, and religion / Eric D. Rose and Julie J. Exline -- Overview and development of a trait-based measure of numinous constructs : the assessment of spirituality and religious sentiments (ASPIRES) scale / Ralph L. Piedmont -- Good and evil in religion : the interpersonal context / Christopher T. Burris and John K. Rempel -- Religion, altruism, and prosocial behavior : conceptual and empirical approaches / Elizabeth Midlarsky, Anthony S.J. Mullin, and Samuel H. Barkin -- Spiritual development during childhood and adolescence / Chris J. Boyatzis -- Questions left unaddressed by religious familism : is spirituality relevant to nontraditional families? / Annette Mahoney and Elizabeth J. Krumrei -- Motherhood and female faith development : feminine tapestry of religion, spirituality, creativity, and intuition / Carole A. Rayburn -- Colored spirituality : the centrality of spirit among ethnic minorities / Lillian Comas-Díaz -- Models of spiritual development / Harris Friedman ... [et al.] -- Spiritually sensitive psychotherapy : an impending paradigm shift in theory and practice / Len Sperry -- Journey from a materialist to a postmaterialist perspective : a portrait / Len Sperry -- Honoring religious diversity and universal spirituality in psychotherapy / P. Scott Richards -- Counseling and psychotherapy within and across faith traditions / Mark R. McMinn, Kimberly N. Snow, and Justin J. Orton -- Psychoanalysis, psi phenomena, and spiritual space : common ground / Ruth Rosenbaum -- Spiritual aspects of Jungian analytical psychology : individuation, Jung's psychological equivalent of a spiritual journey / Joseph P. Wagenseller -- Contemplative traditions and meditation / Brendan D. Kelly -- Translation of Eastern meditative disciplines into Western psychotherapy / Randye J. Semple and Sean P. Hatt -- Eastern traditions, consciousness, and spirituality / Kartikeya C. Patel -- Spirituality, science, and the human body / Wayne B. Jonas ... [et al.] -- Spirituality, emotions, and physical health / Crystal L. Park and Jeanne M. Slattery -- Spirituality, religion, and psychological counseling / Thomas G. Plante and Carl E. Thoresen -- Spirituality and recovery from serious mental problems / David Lukoff -- Positive psychology and spirituality : a virtue-informed approach to well-being / Joseph W. Ciarrocchi -- Spirituality, resilience, and positive emotions / Bruce W. Smith ... [et al.] -- Constructing the connection between spirituality, work, and family / Lee Joyce Richmond -- Transformation of brain structure and spiritual experience / Andrew B. Newberg -- Neuroimaging the spiritual practice / Mario Beauregard -- The psychology of near-death experiences and spirituality / Bruce Greyson -- Nonlocality, intention, and the observer effects in healing studies : laying a foundation for the future / Stephan Schwartz and Larry Dossey -- Spirituality, connection, and healing with intent : reflections on cancer experiments on laboratory mice / William F. Bengston -- Knowledge, intention, and matter / William A. Tiller -- Consciousness, spirituality, and postmaterialist science : an empirical and experiential approach / Gary E. Schwartz -- A postmaterialist human science and its implications for spiritual activism / Amit Goswami.

"Postmaterial spiritual psychology posits that consciousness can contribute to the unfolding of material events and that the human brain can detect broad, non-material communications. In this regard, this emerging field of postmaterial psychology marks a stark departure from psychology's traditional quantum measurements and tenets. The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality codifies the leading empirical evidence in the support and application of postmaterial psychological science. Sections in this volume include: personality and social psychology factors and implications ; spiritual development and culture ; spiritual dialogue, prayer, and intention in Western mental health ; Eastern traditions and psychology ; physical health and spirituality ; positive psychology ; scientific advances and applications related to spiritual psychology. With chapters from leading scholars in psychology, medicine, physics, and biology, The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality is an interdisciplinary reference for a rapidly emerging approach to contemporary science. This overarching work provides both a foundation and a roadmap for what is truly a new ideological age."--Publisher's website.