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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FD142APsychology of religious developmentElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
From childhood to old age, what kind of ongoing changes in the process of religious development has occurred. Religious development, according to what kind of different religions and cultures are diverse. Some theoretical approaches in order to explain the concept of religious development brings a range of theories of religious development to reveal what that is located within the course
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Faruk KARACA
Learning Outcomes
1To have information about the genetic theory.
2To understand the theory of stages.
3To learn the theory of moral development.
4To be knowledgeable about psychoanalytic theories.
5Jung and individuation theory to comprehend.
6To have information about the Sufi approach.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1- Introduction to the Theory of Religious Evolution 2- Genetic Theory 3- Cognitive Development and Piaget s Theory 4- Baldwin and Harms Theory 5- Theory Elkind 6- Development of Religious Thought and Theory Goldman 7- The Theory of Moral Development 8- Freud and Psychoanalysis Theory 9- Erikson and Psychosocial Development Theory Religious 10- Jung and Individuation Theory 11- Kirkpatrick and Emotional Attachment relations theory 12- Lifetime Religious Development Theories 13- Holistic Approach 14- Islamic Perspective Sufi approach
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to the Theory of Religious Evolution
2Genetic Theory
3Cognitive Development and Piaget s Theory
4Baldwin and Harms Theory
5Theory Elkind
6Development of Religious Thought and Theory Goldman
7The Theory of Moral Development
8Freud and Psychoanalysis Theory
9Erikson and Psychosocial Development Theory Religious
10Jung and Individuation Theory
11Kirkpatrick and Emotional Attachment relations theory
12Lifetime Religious Development Theories
13Holistic Approach
14Islamic Perspective Sufi approach
Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook; Faruk Karaca, Dinî Gelişim Teorileri; Hökelekli, Hayati, Din Psikolojisi; Peker, Hüseyin, Din Psikolojisi; Köse, Ali, Fureud ve Din. Additional references; Allport, G. W., The Individual and His Religion; Argyle, M., & Beit-Hallahmi, B. The Social Psychology of Religion; Bahadır, Abdülkerim, Jung ve Din; Bovet, Pierre, Din Duygusu ve Çocuk Psikolojisi; Elkind, D., The Origins of Religion in Child, Reviw of Religious Research; Freud, S. Totem and Tabuoo; Freud, Moses and Monotheism; Fromm, Erich, Psikanaliz ve Din; Goldman, Ronald, Religious Thinking from Childhood to Adolescence; Harms, E., “The Development of Religious Experience in Children”; Jung, C.G., Psychology and Religion; Kohlberg, L., Development of Moral Character and Moral Ideology, in Review of The Child Development Research; Paloutzian, R. F., Invitation to the Psychology of Religion; Piaget, J., Çocukta Zihinsel Gelişim; Tamminen, K., Religious Development in Childhood and Youth: An Empirical Study.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Seminar5525
Self Study10330
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination13030
Homework7535
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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