International Association for the Psychology of Religion

26/05/2025

Dear members of the IAPR

On 23 May 2025, Bernard Spilka, one of the defining forces in the psychology of religion passed away. He would have been 99 years old this coming August 12th. A colleague, mentor and friend to a huge array of scholars, he is deeply missed already.

Bernard Spilka, educator, scholar, mentor and researcher, died on May 23, 2025 with his devoted wife and family by his side. He is remembered as a giant in the psychology of religion emphasizing empirical thinking. Born in the Bronx, New York, he joined the Army Air Force in 1945 as a medic. Bernie....

18/05/2025

Researchers from The University of Birmingham have asked us to reach out to researchers or professors working at universities to take part in a study focusing on the topic of the Psychology of Religion. For any professors or post-doc researchers who follow this page, please read the below if you are interested. Here is the exact wording of their research invitation:

"Are you a psychology professor or postdoctoral researcher working at a university? If yes, we are interested in your opinions! Please consider signing up for a 15-minute online survey. Your participation would be a huge help to us!

Sign-up Here: https://tinyurl.com/yme6zbbd

We are carrying out research into how people in academia perceive research and scholars from other disciplines. The first part of the study consists of quick verification questions; upon confirming your eligibility, we will email you a separate link for the main study.

This survey has been approved by the University of Birmingham Ethical Review Committee (ERN 1178). "

Study on psychologists' perceptions of scholars in other disciplines

25/03/2025

Later this week, the special episode of the IAPR Podcast about the 2025 conference will be released.

Here is a sneak preview of part of the conversation the host, Sarah Jane Charles, had with special guest Carissa Sharp.

16/02/2025

New deadline for Abstract Submissions for the IAPR 2025 Conference: 5pm UST, Friday 28th February.

Submissions can be made at the conference website:

Home IAPR Conference 2025: Tue 19 – Fri 22 August 2025, Birmingham, UK The next conference of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) will take place from Tue 19 August to Fri 22 August 2025 at the University of Birmingham, UK. The overall conference theme is: Highlight...

14/12/2024

A PhD student in the area of the psychology of religion, Laura West from the University of Huddersfield, is looking to recruit participants for their study understanding non-religious spirituality in the UK Caribbean community.

If any researchers in our network have experience with the UK Caribbean population, please do help share this study recruitment on their behalf.

28/11/2024

The IAPR 2025 Conference website is now up, alongside a call for Abstract Submissions:

The Conference's theme is "Highlighting the Cross-Disciplinarity of the Psychology of Religion", and will take place at the University of Birmingham, August 19-22, 2025.

The deadline for Abstract submissions/proposals is February 14, 2025.

Please see the website (linked below) for more details

Call for papers. Conference theme: Highlighting the cross-disciplinarity of the psychology of religion

27/09/2024

We have just released a new podcast in which we interview Suvi-Maria Saarelainen

In the Third episode of the IAPR podcast, host Dr Sarah Charles interviews Dr Suvi-Maria Saarelainen about her work on the religious coping and existential ...

24/09/2024

We are excited about the new episode of the IAPR podcast coming out this Friday featuring Dr. Suvi-Maria Saarelainen to discuss her work on religious coping in patients with life-threatening illnesses as well as her work on existential loneliness.