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Division 36 of the American Psychological Association, Psychology of Religion, brings together psychologists who recognize the significance of religion both in the lives of people and in the discipline of psychology. The division is nonsectarian. Membership and division activities are open to members of all faiths as well as to those who are not religiously affiliated or do not profess a particular personal faith commitment.
Division 36 seeks a broad dialogue on religion with all the areas of the social sciences.
This area is one of the oldest in psychology; research on religious development and experience was conducted over a century ago, and both William James and G. Stanley Hall were leading psychologists of religion. Division 36 is working to re-establish the scientific psychology of religion to the respected status it once held so firmly in our discipline.
NEWSLETTER UPDATE: The Summer 2010 issue of the newsletter is now available.
APA CONVENTION: Visit the Convention page for the final listing of official Division 36 events in San Diego.
DIVISION FELLOWS APPLICATIONS INVITED: Division 36 invites applications for divisional Fellow Status from Division members (whether or not they are current APA fellows) who have made substantive contributions to the psychology of religion. The application consists of the formal application statement, CV, and one endorsement letter by a fellow of the Division. The review will primarily consider the applicant’s specific contributions to the psychology of religion and the Division. Visit the Fellows page for detailed guidelines.
GETTING STUDENTS INVOLVED: The Executive Committee has created a Task Force on Student Involvement; see the Officers page for a listing of students who are serving.
DIVISION JOURNAL: The Division's official journal, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, began publication in February 2010. Editor Ralph Piedmont is accepting manuscripts for submission. Please download the flyer about the launch of the journal or visit http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/rel/index.aspx for more information about the journal, or to submit manuscripts electronically.
ESPECIALLY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: Graduate student affiliates of the Division are invited to join an email listserv and an online social network created just for you -- visit http://div36sats.ning.com/ to learn more.
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SOMMERVOGEL ARCHIVE: As a service to members, Division 36 is now supporting electronic access to the Sommervogel Archive, a psychology of religion research database developed by Michael Donahue that contains over 66,000 entries. The database includes books and book reviews as well as research articles. You can access the archive by clicking here: <www.psywww.com/psyrelig/sommervogel.htm>
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