Ideology, politics, and personality: shaping forces in Dutch psychology of religion, 1907-1957

Although the academic establishment of the psychology of religion in the Netherlands has been stronger than in any other Western country, the start of these developments has been remarkably late (in 1957), especially when taking into account that Dutch academic life: (1) before World War II modeled...

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Published inHistory of psychology Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 157
Main Author Belzen, Jacob A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2009
Subjects
Catholicism - history
Catholicism - psychology
Germany
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Netherlands
Protestantism - history
Protestantism - psychology
Psychology - history
Religion and Psychology
Universities - history
Netherlands
Germany
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Summary:Although the academic establishment of the psychology of religion in the Netherlands has been stronger than in any other Western country, the start of these developments has been remarkably late (in 1957), especially when taking into account that Dutch academic life: (1) before World War II modeled itself after Germany (where psychology of religion flourished); and (2) was to a considerable extent included in the system of pillarization, which characterized Dutch society at large. The general factors that can be distinguished as having played an important role in the shaping of the situation for psychology of religion in the Netherlands had different impacts in the several universities under consideration.
ISSN:1093-4510
DOI:10.1037/a0016857