Program

 

Day 1: Tuesday April 27 2010

09.30 10.00 Walk in, including coffee & tea
10.00 11.00 Jacob van Belzen Psychology of religion: Introduction to subject of this conference
11.00 12.00 Justin Barrett The naturalness of the supernatural: Why do people believe in gods?
12.00 13.00 Lunch
13.00 14.00 Hans Dooremalen Perspectives in the study of religious beliefs
14.00 15.00 Vassilis Sarolgou Born to be religious: Personality predispositions of religiousness seem to be universal
15.00 15.30 Coffee & tea
15.30 16.30 Peter Hill The Rationality of fundamentalism
16.30 17.30 Panel discussion

Open for discussion

Led by Jozef Corveleyn
17.30   Informal reception at Kriterion

 

 

Day 2: Wednesday April 28 2010

09.30 10.00 Walk in, including coffee & tea
10.00 11.00 Antoon Geels The night is the mother of day. Religious visions, personality integration, and suicide prevention
11.00 12.00 Edward Shafranske Religion and spirituality in psychotherapy: No longer a forgotten factor
12.00 13.00 Lunch
13.00 14.00 Joke van Saane Touched by an angel: Faith healing
14.00 15.00 Ulrike Popp-Baier How to become another person. Conversion research in psychology
15.00 15.30 Coffee & tea
15.30 16.30 Ralph W. Hood Jr. Unique American religious phenomena - The contemporary serpent handlers of Appalachian
16.45 17.45 Panel discussion What we haven't discussed yet.
Led by Jacob van Belzen
17.45   Informal reception at Kriterion

 

 

All lectures will be held in Room A of the Psychology Building (see Location), except for the panel discussion on day 2, this will be held in Room B.