Keynote speakers
prof. Michael E. Nielsen (Georgia Southern University)
Most of Dr. Nielsen’s research concerns psychological aspects of religious belief & behavior. Dr. Nielsen has been President of The Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Division 36 of the American Psychological Association.
prof. Tatjana Schnell (Universität Innsbruck)
Dr. Schnell works on existential issues such as meaning in life, suffering, and religious/spiritual/secular worldviews and their practical significance for individuals, organizations, society, and the environment. Author for DIE ZEIT, a German national weekly newspaper; numerous international publications, collaborations, functions, and talks.
“Heaven on Earth: Religion and spirituality without god” (read the abstract)
prof. Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska (The Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow)
Her field of interest concerns psychology in culture and psychology of religion. Her researches are related to issues of acculturation of migrants, role of religion in the process of cultural adaptation of refugees in Poland. She also researches issues related to religious experience, new religious movements, and the clinical psychology of religion.