Analyse The Relationship Between Psychology And Religion

The relevance that psychology has for religion is one of a strong overlapping nature. This relationship should be recognized and defined by yin yang type balance. Meaning that psychology and religion both having characteristics that define themselves uniquely, while being able to over lap and create a sense of co-balance with one another. Additionally, this co-balance allows for both areas to be express and studied on a more in depth level than what would be exposed if examined separately. Psychology has a strong relevance for religion in not only in terms of co-balance, yet also in support. If you remove psychology from the equation you would be directly be removing half of your support from the equation as well. Overall my initial position upon the relevance of psychology has for religion is one of extreme importance and one have should be examined on a deeper level. …show more content…
I enter into Hope College with the mind set and passion to become a religion major. After some conversations and series of events I switch my major to psychology and political science. Which created already an underlying point of intersection that would continually be there throughout my time at Hope College. Specifically, how I talked the challenging questions that we as psychologist face when studying given topics and additionally how I choose to have conversations with individuals to express my beliefs on those given topics. Not only did these topics of intersection allow myself to grow religiously it also allowed for me to grow academically as well. Having these points of contract whether it would be from a professor in class or my thoughts it allowed for me to have a deeper and more full representation of concepts and ideas in both religion and in