<p>What effect does religion have on physical and mental health? In answering this question, this book reviews and discusses research on the relationship between religion and a variety of mental and physical health outcomes, including depression and anxiety; heart disease, stroke, and cancer; and health related behaviors such as smoking and substance abuse. The authors examine the positive and negative effects of religion on health throughout the life span, from childhood to old age. Based on their findings, they build theoretical models illustrating the behavioral, psychological, social, and physiological pathways through which religion may influence health. The authors also review research on the impact of religious affiliation, belief, and practice on the use of health services and compliance with medical treatment. In conclusion, they discuss the clinical relevance of their findings and make recommendations for future research priorities. <br> Offering the first comprehensive examination of its topic, this volume is an indispensable resource for research scientists, health professionals, public policy makers, and anyone interested in the relationship between religion and health.</p>

Handbook of Religion and Health

Health, Fitness & Dieting

McCullough, Michael E.

Larson, David B.

Koenig,Harold G.

Psychology & Counseling

Oxford University Press

<p><div><b><br /></b></div> <div><b>"A fine achievement."--Peter Singer, author of <i>The Life You Can Save</i> and <i>The Most Good You Can Do</i></b></div> <div><b><br /></b></div> <div><b>A sweeping psychological history of human goodness -- from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity is now facing.</b></div> <div><br /></div> <div>How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In <i>The Kindness of Strangers</i>, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren't enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention -- driven not by evolution's dictates but by reason.<br /> <br /> Today's challenges -- climate change, mass migration, nationalism -- are some of humanity's greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, <i>The Kindness of Strangers</i> offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.<br /></div></p>

The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Basic Books

<p>Why is revenge such a pervasive and destructive problem? How can we create a future in which revenge is less common and forgiveness is more common? Psychologist Michael McCullough argues that the key to a more forgiving, less vengeful world is to understand the evolutionary forces that gave rise to these intimately human instincts and the social forces that activate them in human minds today. Drawing on exciting breakthroughs from the social and biological sciences, McCullough dispenses surprising and practical advice for making the world a more forgiving place. </p>
<p>Michael E. McCullough (Miami, Florida), an internationally recognized expert on forgiveness and revenge, is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, where he directs the Laboratory for Social and Clinical Psychology.</p>

Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct

Mental Health

Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

<p>Forgiving can be one of the hardest things you'll ever do. Perhaps you sense deep down that it will be good for you and others to put the past in the past. But sometimes no matter what you do, you just can't seem to forgive and get on with life. You still feel hurt, bitter and angry. How can you break the cycle? Grounding their analysis and advice in the latest psychological research, the authors of To Forgive Is Human reveal how you can forgive and begin to repair broken relationships. Inside you'll discover </p>
<ul>
<li>why, when you forgive, it sometimes doesn't last</li>
<li>what you can learn about forgiveness from the latest brain research</li>
<li>why you can't forgive by forgetting</li>
<li>why simply deciding to forgive often doesn't do the trick</li>
<li>how memory research can help you actually change your memories</li>
<li>what it means to forgive yourself</li>
<li>how to balance justice and mercy</li>
<li>how children can learn to forgive</li>
<li>how you can gain empathy for those who have hurt you</li>
</ul> Life is messy. Relationships are messy. And forgiveness is messy. But with this complete book on forgiveness, you can learn how to move ahead positively and constructively in ways you may never have thought possible. To err may be human, but so is to forgive.

To Forgive Is Human: How to Put Your Past in the Past

Sandage, Steven J.

Worthington Jr., Everett L.

Parenting & Relationships

<p><p><b>"A fine achievement."--Peter Singer, author of <i>The Life You Can Save</i> and <i>The Most Good You Can Do</i></b></p> <p><b>A sweeping psychological history of human goodness -- from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity is now facing.</b></p> <p>How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In&nbsp;<i>The Kindness of Strangers</i>, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren't enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention -- driven not by evolution's dictates but by reason.</p> <p>Today's challenges -- climate change, mass migration, nationalism -- are some of humanity's greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern,&nbsp;<i>The Kindness of Strangers</i>&nbsp;offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.</p></p>

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