Crisis Sacred

Psychological factors has been a big part of religion in history, which dominated all aspects of religion. However, religion coping is a new area of psychology and religion. The essay of this paper is mainly based on the American psychologist Kenneth I. Pargament’s book "Psychology of Religion and Coping" this easy used a text analysis and comparison of methods interduce the book in Chinese. The study is not only useful for those who are interested in religion, but also for the clergy and therapists, academics and scientists. Because Pargament did not just talk about psychology and religion coping, but also say a lot about the theory and practice.Kenneth I. Pargament thinks that religion and coping is a flowing system which is constantly changing. At first, religion is a frame system playing an important impact on the feeling which the individual has about the world. While coping as a database system, when an individual is in crisis, it will choose to call the appropriate resources and procedures. In this sense, religion is a part of coping resources. Pargament’s tangent topic in this psychological theory and practice of religion which is a major crossing point, has provided us with a rather unique research perspective. Pargament’s Religious Coping theory lies in the core of the individual attention, He thinks that each everyone’s dependency is different because of their special knowledge. But as long as individuals are religious believers, they will have a considerable degree of dependence. Pargament puts religion into two modes based on the different levels of crisis On this basis, according to the meaning and purpose of changing the path to be subdivided into four modes. Pargament thinks that every individual in the selection of coping mode when there is a fundamental measure-saving principle that selects the current situation to achieve maximum benefits with minimal effort and can effect the state. In addition, considering culture, environment, and other factors, it will form different religious coping path, coming with different results of religious coping. By reading "psychology of religion and coping", the author can have a better understanding of the relationship between religion, coping and individuals. Meanwhile, after reading other relating materials,I think that Pargament detailed almost all the information in his book of religious coping patterns,but I still feel Pargament wrote too much about the negative effects of religious coping which is too general. In Chapter4of my essay, I combine examples and experience with psychological counseling to talk about the negative effects.I believe that the Pargament’s research based on west cultural background, but its main frame but can be extended to different cultural and religious background for further study. Therefore, Pargament religious coping theory plays an important role in Psychology of Religion in China’s development. Regardless of whether his views biased or not, I believe that we should know how to use interpretation which can give its research to give domestic theory of psychology of religion and religious coping to make some contribution.