臺灣「宗教心理學」研究之現況分析（1974-2019）：以期刊及學位論文為對象的考察

An Analysis of the Contemporary State of Taiwanese Research on Psychology of Religion (1974-2019): An Investigation of Journal Articles and Theses

臺灣在1974 年出現第一篇與宗教心理學相關的學術文章，1990 年在高等教育場域成為正式課程，然而遲至今日仍未有相關的學術文章對此重要的研究取向做出整體的評估與回顧。本文以「宗教心理學」為搜尋詞彙，在宗教所與心理所的學位論文、以及主要的心理學與宗教研究期刊中，將所得之相關研究歸納為心理健康、宗教性、與心理學理論的對話、改宗、宗教經驗、安寧或靈性照護六個主題。在當中，心理健康的主題受到最多關注，而心理學與宗教的互動，主要集中在諮商心理學與宗教之間。最後，我也從不可化約性的角度，建議宗教學者需要對心理學理論有更系統性的掌握、心理學者則需在個人宗教的層次之外，兼顧到宗教的社會與文化面向。

The first academic paper related to psychology of religion was published in Taiwan in 1974, and in 1990 the field became an official course of study within higher education; yet, since then, an academic article offering an overall assessment and review of this important research field has yet to appear. Using “psychology of religion” as the key search term, I have compiled theses from departments of religion and psychology and articles from journals that primarily focus on the subjects. These works can be divided into six main subjects-mental health, religiosity, conversion, religious experience, hospice or spiritual care, and other works in dialogue with theories of psychology-among which, mental health receives the most attention. From my analysis, it is clear that the crossover between psychology and religious studies is primarily found in the field of counseling psychology. Finally, drawing on the conceptual perspective of irreducibility, I suggest that religious scholars need a more systematic grasp of psychological theory, while psychologists need to move beyond the notion of personal religion and attend to the social and cultural aspects of religions.