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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Conference Announcement: March 31, 2009


Keynote speaker: Dr Olivera Petrovich lectures on Atheism or Religion. Psychological Evidence for the concept of God in Children and Adults.

Venues: the Avram Iancu Auditorium, Faculty of Letters and Arts (LBUS)

Dr Petrovich's presentation is part of a series of scientific events to be held at LBUS between March 31 and April 2, 2009. See you all there!

Dr Olivera Petrovich (University of OxfordFaculty of Theology) is a psychologist who specialises in the nature and development of religious belief; her main interests are: psychological research of religion in human development across life span and in different cultures; nature of religious understanding and origin of religious concepts (especially of God); religious cognition and moral development; religious education. She obtained her first degree in psychology from the University of Belgrade. A one year scholarship from The British Council enabled her to come to Oxford and embark on research of childhood artificialism, which culminated in a doctoral thesis thanks to a generous grant from The Roblee Foundation (US). Olivera Petrovich is a member of two faculties in the University of Oxford: Department of Experimental Psychology, where she conducts empirical research and lectures in Developmental Questions in Science and Religion, and the Faculty of Theology at Wolfson College, where her responsibilities include teaching and examining in the Psychology of Religion. She lectures on topics at the interface of psychology and theology.  Her latest book, The Child’s Theory of the World, was published by Psychology Press, on 30/10/2009)

Watch a video in which Dr Petrovich explains her research that suggests belief in a creator is the default position of children: click HERE!

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