Prof Justin Barrett
Professor of Psychology
Fuller Theological Seminary
Pasadena, California, United States
Biography
Justin L. Barrett is Professor of Psychology in Fuller Theological Seminary's Graduate School of Psychology, and Chief Project Developer, for Fuller's Office for Science, Theology, and Religion initiatives (STAR). A cognitive and developmental psychologist (Ph.D., Cornell University), Barrett taught for five years in Oxford University's School of Anthropology, where he was acting director for the Centre for Anthropology and Mind and remains a research associate. He then became Thrive Professor of Developmental Science at Fuller Theological Seminary and director of the Thrive Center until 2015. He has authored scores of articles and chapters concerning cognitive, developmental, and evolutionary approaches to the study of religion. His authored books are Why Would Anyone Believe in God? (2004), Cognitive Science, Religion, and Theology: From Human Minds to Divine Minds (2011), and Born Believers: The Science of Childhood Religion (2012). He edited the four-volume collection Psychology of Religion (Routledge, 2010), and co-edited The Roots of Religion (Ashgate, 2014) with Roger Trigg.
Honoraria Titles
Major Prizes
Religion, Philosophy & History Interests
Philosophy of Religion
Science & Technology Interests
Anthropology, Biology, Human Origins, Psychology
Website
http://fuller.edu/faculty/jbarrett/
Publications
Why Would Anyone Believe in God?
AltaMira Press 2004
http://www.amazon.com/Anyone-Believe-Cognitive-Science-Religion/dp/0759106673/ref=sr_2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378335820&sr=8-2&keywords=Justin+Barrett
Cognitive Science, Religion, and Theology: From Human Minds to Divine Minds
Templeton Press 2011
http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Science-Religion-Theology-Templeton/dp/159947381X/ref=sr_2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378335820&sr=8-1&keywords=Justin+Barrett
Born Believers: The Science of Children's Religious Belief
Atria Books 2012
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Believers-Science-Childrens-Religious/dp/1439196540/ref=sr_2_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1378335923&sr=8-3&keywords=Justin+Barrett
Psychology of Religion
Routledge 2010
Co-authors: editor
The Roots of Religion: Exploring the Cognitive Science of Religion
Ashgate Publishing 2014
Co-authors: (eds) Trigg, Roger, and Barrett, Justin L
