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| Unit | FACULTY OF THEOLOGY |
| Code | EDA201 |
| Name | Psychology of Religion |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. ASIM YAPICI |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
To understand and explain the religious life from psychological perspective.
Course Content
Definition, subject, and purpose of the psychology of religion and its relationship with the other disciplines, psychological resources of individual religiousness, individual development periods and religious life, prayer and worship, doubt, disbelief, atheism, personality and religious life, religious life and mental health, the psychology of religious mysticism, religion and religiousness in the modern world
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows the psychological perspective. |
| LO02 | Knows the psychological perspective. |
| LO03 | Puts this approach into practice for other phenomenons. |
| LO04 | Puts this approach into practice for other phenomenons. |
| LO05 | Knows relation between religion and other phenomenon. |
| LO06 | Knows relation between religion and other phenomenon. |
| LO07 | Knows relation between religion and other phenomenon. |
| LO08 | Knows the factors which affect the religious life. |
| LO09 | Knows the factors which affect the religious life. |
| LO10 | Knows the factors which affect the religious life. |
| LO11 | Knows the psychological and social functions of religion. |
| LO12 | Knows the psychological and social functions of religion. |
| LO13 | Knows the processes that religious development follows. |
| LO14 | Knows the processes that religious development follows. |
| LO15 | Comprehends the religious conversion. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | 1-Describes the main concepts, sources, principles, values, and philosophy of the Religion of Islam. | |
| PLO02 | - | 2-Explains the effects of the phenomenon of religion on the forming of structure, changing, and progression of the society and human being. | |
| PLO03 | - | 3-Explains the processes of the forming and developing of Islamic history and civilization. | |
| PLO04 | - | 4-Understanding the differences in religion, their reasons for similarities and differences to be. | |
| PLO05 | - | 5-Guides the students to recognise different religions and beliefs. | |
| PLO06 | - | 6-Reads, explains, and interprets the main religious texts | |
| PLO07 | - | 7-Reaches the true religious knowledge by using scientific methods and techniques, and evaluates and uses that knowledge. | |
| PLO08 | - | 8-Evaluates the developments on religion and ethics teaching related using scientific methods and techniques multi-facetedly. | |
| PLO09 | - | 9-Acts in accordance with the regulations describing the individuals´ tasks,rights and responsibilities. | |
| PLO10 | - | 10-Takes responsibility as an individual and also as a member of the team to solve unforeseen problems encountered at religion and ethics teaching applications. | |
| PLO11 | - | 11-.Provides the students´ with awareness of the development in the history of religion. | |
| PLO12 | - | 12-Guides the students to comprehend the relationship between religion-inspiration-mind and science | |
| PLO13 | - | 13- Organizes alternative activities contributing to the formation of the culture of negotiation and peace, religion,national unity and integrity considering the individual differences. | |
| PLO14 | - | 14-.Uses the teaching methods,techniques,materials and resources,measurement and evaluation tools appropriate for religion and ethics teaching. | |
| PLO15 | - | 15-Recognizes the national and international cultural elements that can affect the religion and ethics teaching practices. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychology, Religion, Psychology of Religion | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 2 | Historical Development of the Psychology of Religion | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 3 | Psychological Resources of Individual Religiousness | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 4 | Psychological Resources of Individual Religiousness | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 5 | Individual Development Periods and Religious Life | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 6 | Individual Development Periods and Religious Life | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 7 | Prayer and Worship | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAM I | ||
| 9 | Faith-Belief, Doubt, Disbelief, Atheism | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 10 | Personality and Religious Life | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 11 | Religious Conversion | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 12 | The Psychology of Religious Mysticism | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 13 | Religion and Religiousness in the Modern World | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 14 | Mental Health and Religious Life | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 15 | Mental Health and Religious Life | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | ||
| 17 | FINAL EXAM |