Psychology of (non)Religion with Dr Carissa Sharp and Dr Carola Leicht

In the penultimate episode of the season, Will and Rebecca are joined by Dr Carissa Sharp, Assistant Professor in Psychology of Religion in the School of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK and Dr Carola Leicht, Reader in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Kent, UK. Carissa and Carola discuss their almost decade-long collaboration, using social psychological methods to explore questions of science-religion conflict and how religious and nonreligious social identities drive perceptions of conflict in unexpected ways. Carola presents the in-depth results of her work on atheist and "new atheist" perceptions of science and religion, before Carissa discusses how stereotypes impact both religious and non-religious perceptions. Carissa goes on to discuss a recent grant success supporting her work to develop psychological cross-training for theologians.

A podcast covering the latest research in the social study of science and belief, hosted by Dr Will Mason-Wilkes, Dr James Riley, Dr Rachael Shillitoe, and Dr Richard Grove, Research Fellows at the University of Birmingham. Each episode features Will, James, Rachael and Richard chatting to expert guests about their current research, how their disciplinary approach contributes to our understanding of science and belief in society and their sometimes meandering journeys into the field of science and belief in society research.

• No. of episodes: 31
• Latest episode: 2023-09-29
• Science Social Sciences

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