Title

Theoretical and Epistemological Foundations

Authors

Jim Nelson, Valparaiso University
B. D. Slife

Document Type

Book chapter/entry

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

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; and scientific advances and applications related to spiritual psychology. With articles from leading scholars in psychology, medicine, physics, and biology, this text is an interdisciplinary reference for a rapidly emerging approach to contemporary science.

Recommended Citation

Nelson, J. & Slife, B. D. (2013). Theoretical and epistemological foundations. In L. Miller (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality (pp. 21-35). Oxford: Oxford University Press.