Kathleen V O'Connor
Biographic Data
| ID | 7522909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen V O'Connor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen V |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Connor |
| SIGNATURE | CONNOR K V O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Religion and Mental Health
The work of Antoine Vergote, though widely publicized, is little known outside Europe. Using Vergote's best known book, Guilt and Desire, this article presents a synopsis of his thinking. These feelings, guilt and desire, are considered to be at the core of human experience. Religious faith and mental health incorporate the tension that guilt and desire evoke. The article considers the internal, as well as cultural dynamics involved in affirming …
Reconfiguring the Emotions in the Psychology of Religion
Watts's general proposition that the psychology of emotion is a particularly relevant area for the psychology of religion is endorsed, but challenged. Although emotions are a part of religion, and share certain structural similarities with religion, they can hardly be conceived of as a model for religion in the broad human-cultural sense of the term. Similarly, while the disruptive and creative nature of emotions, in addition to the functional, i…
The Psychology of Religion in Australia
Reasons for the late emergence of the psychology of religion in Australia include the history and growth of psychology, early resistance of institutional religion to a scientific study of religion, changes in direction of psychology in the 1960s, and renewed interest in the study of religion after World War 2. Research in Australia between 1960 and 1990 reveals three trends: theory-based, phenomena-based, and combined approaches. Contemporary cul…
The Psychology of Religion in Australia
Reasons for the late emergence of the psychology of religion in Australia include the history and growth of psychology, early resistance of institutional religion to a scientific study of religion, changes in direction of psychology in the 1960s, and renewed interest in the study of religion after World War 2. Research in Australia between 1960 and 1990 reveals three trends: theory-based, phenomena-based, and combined approaches. Contemporary cul…
Reconfiguring the Emotions in the Psychology of Religion
Watts's general proposition that the psychology of emotion is a particularly relevant area for the psychology of religion is endorsed, but challenged. Although emotions are a part of religion, and share certain structural similarities with religion, they can hardly be conceived of as a model for religion in the broad human-cultural sense of the term. Similarly, while the disruptive and creative nature of emotions, in addition to the functional, i…
The Psychology of Religion in Australia
Reasons for the late emergence of the psychology of religion in Australia include the history and growth of psychology, early resistance of institutional religion to a scientific study of religion, changes in direction of psychology in the 1960s, and renewed interest in the study of religion after World War 2. Research in Australia between 1960 and 1990 reveals three trends: theory-based, phenomena-based, and combined approaches. Contemporary cul…
Reconfiguring the Emotions in the Psychology of Religion
Watts's general proposition that the psychology of emotion is a particularly relevant area for the psychology of religion is endorsed, but challenged. Although emotions are a part of religion, and share certain structural similarities with religion, they can hardly be conceived of as a model for religion in the broad human-cultural sense of the term. Similarly, while the disruptive and creative nature of emotions, in addition to the functional, i…
Religion and Mental Health
The work of Antoine Vergote, though widely publicized, is little known outside Europe. Using Vergote's best known book, Guilt and Desire, this article presents a synopsis of his thinking. These feelings, guilt and desire, are considered to be at the core of human experience. Religious faith and mental health incorporate the tension that guilt and desire evoke. The article considers the internal, as well as cultural dynamics involved in affirming …
Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology of religion (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)