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Are there many psychologists doing research in psychology of religion?

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Are there many psychologists doing research in psychology of religion?

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It is a growing research field. The four main Universities at which there is an active research climate in psychology of religion are Belfast, Oxford, Cambridge and Heythrop. More religion is coming up at psychology conferences. At Oxford, some members of the Anthropology department (Justin Barrett and Harvey Whitehouse) do research in the psychology of Religion. Queens University has an Institute for Culture and Cognition, which concentrates its work around social cognition and the cognitive science of religion (Director of Institute: Jesse Bering). 4. Psychology of Religion is quite a common module to be offered in TRS departments. Why is there far less teaching of psychology of religion in psychology departments, and how would they be taught differently? In psychology departments, there is little or no interest in historical approaches. Psychology of Religion in religious studies departments often has a lot of emphasis on Freud and Jung, but Freud and Jung are simply not taught in m

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