2018 – Annual Conference

“Religious Conflicts: External and Internal”

Union Theological Seminary, New York City

July 8-10, 2018

Co-sponsored by the Theology/Spiritual Care, Psychology, and Medicine Faculties of the University of Bern, Switzerland and the Psychology & Religion Program at Union Theological Seminary, New York.

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Plenary Speakers

Dr. Pamela Cooper-White
“Old and Dirty Gods: Religion, Antisemitism, and the Origins of Psychoanalysis”

Dr. Jessica Lampe
“Internal Religious and Spiritual Struggles”

Dr. Emmanuel Yartekwei Lartey
“Breathing Again: Confronting Toxic Spirituality within and across Religion”

John J. Thatamanil
“Does Multiple Religious Belonging Necessarily Entail Internal Conflict?”

Dr. Sarah Sayeed
“Centering a Marginalized Identity: Muslim Women’s Leadership Challenges and Successes”

Dr. Anthony Bossis
“Psilocybin-Generated Mystical Experience Research: Implications for End-of-Life Psycho-Spiritual Distress”

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