Lisa Miller
The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality

Oxford University Press (2012)
Postmaterial spiritual psychology posits that consciousness can influence the
progress of material events and that the human brain can detect broad,
non-material communications. This emerging field presents a marked contrast to
psychology's traditional quantum measurements and tenets.
In
The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality, Lisa Miller
codifies the leading empirical evidence supporting and applying 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 by leading scholars in psychology,
medicine, physics, and biology, this text is an interdisciplinary reference
for a rapidly emerging approach to contemporary science.
Book Chapter about Spirituality and Psychotherapy
Honoring Religious Diversity and Universal Spirituality in Psychotherapy
P. Scott Richards
The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality
Spirituality is a universal human capacity, and a personal concern to large
numbers of individuals. But there is great diversity in how it is understood
and practiced. Within this diversity of contexts, psychotherapists face a
variety of challenges in learning to ethically and effectively work with
spiritual issues as they facilitate their clients—journeys of healing and
growth.
This chapter describes some principles and practices that
may assist psychotherapists in these efforts, such as seeking understanding
and competency in religious and spiritual aspects of diversity, selecting a
spiritually-oriented framework and approach for treatment, finding common
spiritual ground with clients, and creating a spiritual space that helps
clients access the resources of their faith and spirituality during their
healing experiences.
The chapter concludes with a brief discussion
of current needs and future directions in this domain. To obtain a copy of
this book chapter send your request to
scott_richards@byu.edu