Rice University scholar William Parsons explores some of the historical reasons a climate of mistrust of religion endures in the field of psychology. This lecture was recorded August 28, 2010, during "Religion, Mental Health, and the Search for Meaning," a conference held at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.


Rice University scholar William Parsons explores some of the historical reasons a climate of mistrust of religion endures in the field of psychology. This lecture was recorded August 28, 2010, during "Religion, Mental Health, and the Search for Meaning," a conference held at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

William Parsons, PhD, is associate professor of religious studies at Rice University. He is the author of The Enigma of the Oceanic Feeling

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