Research Models and Pedagogical Paradigms in Psychology of Religion

Abstract

The author contends that psychologists' personal religious orientations, research models, and pedagogical paradigms are closely related. He suggests three religious orientations (prophetic, priestly, and mystical) are related to three research models in the psychology of religion (bi-polar, multi-dimensional, and open-ended). These three research models, in turn, are related to three corresponding pedagogical paradigms.