EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 10 MIN
Why Psychology Turned Against Religion—and Who Challenged It
from Dissent from Freud: Bridging Spirituality, Psychotherapy, and Science · host Bridges Institute for Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies
An episode exploring how mainstream psychology came to view religion with suspicion, and how Allen E. Bergin challenged that bias by bringing religious values and spirituality into the center of psychotherapy. We also look at P. Scott Richards’ collaboration with Bergin and the research, books, and clinical insights that helped make spiritually integrated care more credible, practical, and humane.
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An episode exploring how mainstream psychology came to view religion with suspicion, and how Allen E. Bergin challenged that bias by bringing religious values and spirituality into the center of psychotherapy. We also look at P. Scott Richards’ collaboration with Bergin and the research, books, and clinical insights that helped make spiritually integrated care more credible, practical, and humane.
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