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Call for Papers brill.nl/arp Archive for the Psychology of Religion 32 (2010) 247-248 Religion and Health: Comparative and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in the Psychology of Religion A Special Issue of the Archive for the Psychology of Religion in 2011 Guest Editor: Constantin Klein (University of Bielefeld, Germany) In the last two decades, the link between religion and health has become a well-established research topic in the psychology of religion. New insights into the salutary role of beliefs systems, healing expectations and psycho- neuroimmuno-logical processes help to understand how religious beliefs and activities might influence health outcomes. Numerous studies have been conducted investigating the impact of religious variables on illness— in particular on depression, addiction, anxiety, cancer, chronic pain and HIV, to name a few—and on health indicators such as well-being, life satisfaction, morbidity and mortality. Th ere are, however, unanswered questions: Our knowledge about the religion-health connection is limited by the fact that most existing studies are conducted in the United States and based on Christian samples. Health- related effects of religion in cultures other than the U.S. and populations other than Christian are less investigated. Th us, studies should be invited which shed light on the relation of religion and health in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archive for the Psychology of Religion Brill

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brill.nl/arp Archive for the Psychology of Religion 32 (2010) 247-248 Religion and Health: Comparative and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in the Psychology of Religion A Special Issue of the Archive for the Psychology of Religion in 2011 Guest Editor: Constantin Klein (University of Bielefeld, Germany) In the last two decades, the link between religion and health has become a well-established research topic in the psychology of religion. New insights into the salutary role of beliefs systems, healing expectations and psycho- neuroimmuno-logical processes help to understand how religious beliefs and activities might influence health outcomes. Numerous studies have been conducted investigating the impact of religious variables on illness— in particular on depression, addiction, anxiety, cancer, chronic pain and HIV, to name a few—and on health indicators such as well-being, life satisfaction, morbidity and mortality. Th ere are, however, unanswered questions: Our knowledge about the religion-health connection is limited by the fact that most existing studies are conducted in the United States and based on Christian samples. Health- related effects of religion in cultures other than the U.S. and populations other than Christian are less investigated. Th us, studies should be invited which shed light on the relation of religion and health in

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Published: Aug 29, 2010

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