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Religion and Spirituality. Ingredients. Lectures Interactive classes Colloquium Poster session Essay. Lectures. Hein van Schie Dualism Quest for meaning. Cor van Halen Evolution of religion and humanity. 2. 1. 4. Michiel van Elk Religion and health. Leon van Gulik
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Ingredients • Lectures • Interactive classes • Colloquium • Poster session • Essay
Lectures Hein van Schie • Dualism • Quest for meaning Cor van Halen • Evolution of religion and humanity 2 1 4 Michiel van Elk • Religion and health Leon van Gulik • Ritualandexperience • Wicca 4 3 4
Interactive Classes(video followed by guided discussion) “Monks in the Lab” “Superstition” • Meditationshouldbea requirement in school • Religious concepts parasitize on human cognition • Scientists are subject to confirmation bias just as people who believe in ESP “channeling”
Colloquium on Sacred Geometry, Mathematics and Religion Stefan Maubach
Essay • Scientific essay on a self-selected topic (1500 words) • Topics (e.g): Afterlife beliefs, Brain and Religion, Channeling, Cold-reading, Dualism, Evolution, Extrasensory perception, Extremism, Flow, Faith healing, Hallucinations, Hypnosis, Intelligent design, Magic, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mysticm, Out-of-body Experiences, Paganism, Psychactive drugs, Reïncarnation, Rituals, Superstition,Telepathy, Terror-management, Voodoo, Wonders • Basis for OP2 research project
Brainstormsession • Exploringquestionsandideas on various topics • First in small groups, thenplenary
Poster session • Present theconceptualframework of your essay • Informeachothersaboutyourprojects
Grading • Poster (15%) + Essay (35%) • In triads • Exam (50%) • Individually • On literatureand classes • Open andclosedquestions
Questions! • Coordinator: Dr. Hein van schie • E-mail: H.vanschie@psych.ru.nl • Tel: 024 – 36 12575