Psychology and Religion

Abstract

Religion is a pervasive and influential phenomenon in the lives of m ypeople. Instances of religious behavior are easily found in almost allsocieties and cultures of the world. However, psychology, as a behavioralscience has largely ignored the study of religion and its profoundimpact on human behavior. This article attempts to explore the relationshipbetween psychology and religion and how these two disciplinesinteract. After a general overview of the relationship between thetwo disciplines, Islamization of psychology is suggested as a way outof the current impasse between psychology and religion.