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APA 2022 Division 36 program (PDF, 359KB)
Division 36's programming for APA 2022 will include discussions of interfaith dialogue, feminist and social justice approaches to the psychology of religion and spirituality, an exploration of Islamic psychology, clinical applications, and a variety of other topics related to the psychology of religion and spirituality.
Membership speaker series
An open science of religion and spirituality? Problems, myths, and possibilities (PDF, 66KB)
This session was held September 30, 2021; 3–4 p.m. ET. Presentations were given by Ward B. Davis, PsyD, of Wheaton College, and Sarah A. Schnitker, PhD, of Baylor University.
Key strategies for publishing in our APA journals (PDF, 86KB)
This session was held on September 13, 2021; 4–5:00 p.m. ET. Presentations were given by Crystal Park, PhD, editor of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and Tom Plante, PhD, editor of Spirituality in Clinical Practice.
Social Justice Task Force
This session was held on October 13, 2021, and featured guest speaker Alexis D. Abernethy, PhD, of Fuller Theological Seminary.
Past student award winners
March 2019 poster award winners
Student awardees for the projects “Spirituality and Daily Impact on Latinx Immigrant Mental Health” and “God Support and Loneliness among Adolescents Transitioning to College”
August 2018 poster award winners
Student awardees for the project, “I am God, Give Me a Miracle: Religious Orientation and Coping as Predictors of Psychosocial Outcomes among Chronic Pain Patients”
March 2018 poster award winners
Student awardees for the project, “Examining the Relationship between God Attachment and Degree of Spiritual Openness as Moderated by Conversion Period”
More Div. 36 news
New Div. 36 blog: Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Bulletin
The Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (SPRS) Bulletin is a blog providing member updates, news, discussion, and other timely information.
A communications and membership update
Div. 36 proposes changes to its bylaws
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