The Psychology of Religion is a rapidly developing field that traces its beginning back to the 1902 ground-breaking publication of The Varieties of Religious Experience by United States psychologist William James. Unfortunately, this study is a long-overdue response to what seems to be a resounding Latin American "silence" in relation to the field of the Psychology of Religion. It has been a rude awakening to learn that no psychological theories have been utilized to explain individual and group religious history, evolution and tendencies from a Latin American perspective.

Acknowledgements

Chapter One: The Context
- Overdue Resource

Chapter Two: Latin American Religiosity A Panoramic ViewLatin America's Religiosities: The Fundamentals
- The Aztecs
- The Incas
- The Africans
- Brazil: Candomblé and Umbanda
- Umbanda
- Syncretism in the Border Region

Chapter Three: Foundations of a Psychology of Religion
Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
- Defining Religion: Jung's Perspective
- Organized Religion According to Jung
- Spirituality and Religious Impulses
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)
Erich Fromm (1900 - 1980)
Carl Rogers (1902 - 1987)
Conclusion

Chapter Four: Religious & Psychological Idiosyncrasies of Latin America
- Psychology of Religion or the Psychologizing of Religion
- Theology/Psychology of Religion
- Psychological / Religious Sources of Latin American Religiosity: Contextual Religiosity
- Empirical Religiosity
- Liberating Religiosity
- Communal Practicality
- Faith Seeking Effectiveness
- The Religious Spirituality of Latin America
- Incarnation of Preaching the Word
- Discernment of the Here and Now
- Mature Spirituality
- Deep-rooted Spirituality
- Ecclesial Inclusiveness
- Summary

Chapter Five: Toward a Latin American Psychology of Religion
Contextualization
What Do We Know About Religion: How Does It Work?
Latin American Religiosities
Psychology and Religion in Latin America
Transnational and Diaspora Religious Realities
Latin American Christology, Theology and Religious Icons
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Lord of Miracles
- The Crucified Lord of Esquipulas
Contextual Christology
The Psychology of a Latin American Christology

Chapter Six: Reflections on a Latin American Psychology of Religion
- Misconception One: Latin American Religion comes in only one Shape: Catholicism.
- Misconception Two: Latin American Religiosity is a by-product that was produced by the Vacuity of Colonialism.
- Misconception Three: Latin American Religiosity is Generally Superstitious and Limited in its Daily Implications.
- Misconception Four: Latin American Religiosities are Part of a Collection of Cultural Practices that are Neutral and Without any Concrete Benefits for the Practitioner.
- Misconception Five: Latin American Religiosity Lacks Focus Beyond its Superstitious Tendencies.
Christ Centered, Icon Focus
Conclusion

Bibliography: Sources Consulted