Psychobiography criticism of religion

Psychological method and the historical Jesus: The contribution of psychobiography Bas van Os (Groningen, the Netherlands)1 Research Associate: Department of New Testament Studies University of Pretoria Abstract This article reviews a number of psychologically informed studies of Jesus in view of the criteria pertaining to psychobiography.

In recent years, psychobiography has become more commonly utilized as a research method (Kováry, ) to explore the lives of extraordinary individuals .

The article presents two theoretical perspectives that provide a helpful framework in psychobiographical research, especially when psychobiographies concern.

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in psychobiography: Sense of coherence and faith psychobiographies the assumptions of critical aspects of.

Abstract This is a psychobiographical study of a Muslim advocate of nonviolence: Wahiduddin Khan.

Psychobiography and the Psychology of Religion: A Tribute to the Work of Donald Capps Psycho-analysis, vol.

It argues that the studies have produced divergent interpretations of Jesus because of a lack of data and the nature of the sources. This is especially true of these studies as they used psychological approaches based on childhood experiences.

The framework for psychobiography also allows for the use of other methods that are more concerned with religious adults in coping situations. These may be applied to explore theories about the psychological development of the adult Jesus.

The article shows also that the use of the New Testament sources also implies assumptio