oa Grensverleggende exploratie Een (godsdienst)psychologische verkenning van verbeelding

In psychology of religion, the importance of the human capacity for imagination is stressed by authors like P.W. Pruyser (1992, originally 1976) and B. Beit-Hallahmi (1989). Yet, a conceptual analysis of imagination, as a necessary foundation for empirical research, is missing. In this article, it is tried to clarify the concept of imagination with the help of the thought of J. Dewey – especially his psychology of art – for the benefit of research on the relationship between aesthetic and religious experiences.