SPIR243
Psychological Issues in Spirituality

Pastoral Ministries Progam
Winter Quarter 2002
Thursday evenings 7:00- 9:30 p.m.
Bannan Hall 334

D. Andrew Kille, Ph.D.
E-mail address: revdak@worldnet.att.net
Work phone: 408/ 983-0142
Office Hours (Bannan 336): Thursdays 6:00- 7:00 p.m.
and by appointment


SYLLABUS | BIBLIOGRAPHY

CLASS NOTES AND ADDITIONAL LINKS

Date

Subject (click on the title for the lecture notes)

Additional Links of Interest

January 10

Introductions; Overview of Course;
Psychology and Spirituality

Charts:
Psychology and Religion
Psychology vs. Religion
Psychology of Religion
Psychology as Religion
Psychology and Religion in dialogue
Wulff on Psychology of Religion

January 17

Psychological Development I

Charts:
Erikson Developmental Stages

Erikson Links: History of Psycholgy

January 24

Psychological Development II

Charts:
Sylvia cartoon
Erikson Developmental Stages
Erikson Ritualization Chart

Women of Ideas: Carol Gilligan
January 31

Faith Development
First Reflection Paper Due.

Charts:
Kohlberg Moral Reasoning
Fowler Parallels

February 7

Personality Types and Spirituality

Charts:
Eysenck Personality Chart
Myers-Briggs Personality Types
Keirsey Temperament Chart
Identifying the Dominant Function (MBTI)
Finding the Dominant Function: Examples
MBTI Types with Dominant, Auxiliary and Inferior Functions
Inferior Functions and Stress

February 14

Psychology of Prayer

Charts:
Psalm 139
Children's Attitudes to Prayer
Projection
Paul Pruyser: Illusion Processing

February 21

Prayer and Personality
Second Reflection Paper Due.

Charts:
Keirsey's Four Temperaments
Temperament and Prayer


February 28

Evil

Charts and Images:
Escher: The Scapegoat
Jung's Model of the Psyche
Middle Zone Experiences

Perpetrators of Evil
(PG Zimbardo, Stanford)
Thoughts on Evil
(James Schultz, Jungian perspective)
March 7

Healthy and Unhealthy Spirituality

Charts
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Ruland's Three Ways
Richardson's Four Ways
Forms of Psychological and Spiritual Guidance

March 14 Student Presentations; Course Evaluations
March 21 Final Paper Due.