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Integrating Psychology, Religion, and Culture
The Promise of Qualitative Inquiry
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Although science was originally broadly conceptualized as a systematic, rigorous activity to produce trustworthy knowledge, psychologists adopted a single philosophy of science and strictly enforced natural science as the only proper âscientificâ psychology. Qualitative research has been part of modern psychology from the beginning, but it was obscured for nearly a century as positivist epistemology came to dominate the field. Building culturally robust and intelligible theories capable of responding more effectively to complex problems faced by a rapidly changing world calls for openness in methodological diversity. Deeply rooted in a hermeneutic tradition, cultural psychology has challenged the appropriateness of seeking reductive knowledge because higher mental processes such as religious beliefs, values, and choices are bound by historical and cultural context. As greater interdisciplinary integration and methodological innovations are necessary to keep psychology of religion relevant, narrative inquiry has emerged as a promising integrative paradigm.
Jenny H. Pak, Ph. D., is a professor at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. She has published articles on cultural psychology, religion, and qualitative research, including Korean American Women: Stories of Acculturation and Changing Selves (Routledge, 2006).
Integrating Psychology, Religion, and Culture
The Promise of Qualitative Inquiry
âJenny H. Pak
Abstract
Keywords
â1âIntroduction: History of Qualitative Inquiry, Psychology and Religion
â2âThe Human Sciences: A Call for Methodological Pluralism
â3âReview of Qualitative Research in Psychology of Religion
â4âCultural Psychology, Religion, and Narrative Inquiry
â5âConclusion: Towards Theoretical and Methodological Diversity in American Psychology of Religion
âAcknowledgements
âReferences
The Promise of Qualitative Inquiry
âJenny H. Pak
Abstract
Keywords
â1âIntroduction: History of Qualitative Inquiry, Psychology and Religion
â2âThe Human Sciences: A Call for Methodological Pluralism
â3âReview of Qualitative Research in Psychology of Religion
â4âCultural Psychology, Religion, and Narrative Inquiry
â5âConclusion: Towards Theoretical and Methodological Diversity in American Psychology of Religion
âAcknowledgements
âReferences
All interested in the history of qualitative inquiry, qualitative research in psychology of religion, and narrative inquiry and anyone concerned with culture and religion in psychology.