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weaving one’s personal history
with materials provided by the
religious environment. Each half
day will focus on one of these
types. The lectures will be given
partly in English, partly in French.
Further information on the May
conference is available at unil.
ch/dihsr/home/menuguid/
colloques-du-dihsr/2016.html
Institutions
In September 2015, the European
Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB)
presented a statement at a meeting
of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (the Human
Dimension Implementation meeting
in Warsaw) about freedom of belief
in Italy. Alessandro Amicarelli, a
London-based human-rights lawyer
and spokesman of the European
Federation for Freedom of Belief,
presented a statement to the Italian
government regarding the “anti-
mosque” law in Lombardy, asserting
that the law violates European Union
rules the attorney demanded that
the Italian government issue a clear
statement about the abusive Anti
Cult Squad (Squadra Anti Sette [SAS]).
The FOB statement is available at
freedomofbelief.net/sites/default/
files/documents/187651-fob_en.pdf
and a video is available at vimeo.
com/140974950
News From the Media
An interview with Raffaella Di Marzio,
by Agenzia Dire, was published on
December 15, 2015, in the Newsletter of
Psychology. The topic, from the point of
view of the psychology of religion, was
“The religious meaning of Christmas
in different religious traditions such as
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and
the role of religious rites in making
people happy and peaceful.” The
interview is available at dimarzio.info/
it/articoli/chi-sono/98-interviste/446-
agenzia-dire-dicembre-2015.html dire.
it/newsletter/psicologia/anno/2015/
dicembre/15/?news=02
Another interview with Raffaella
Di Marzio, by Agenzia Dire, was
published on January 12, 2016, in the
Newsletter of Psychology. The focus of
the interview was on the conference
to present the European Federation
for Freedom of Belief at the Chamber
of Deputies, held on December 21,
2015, at the Montecitorio Palace. The
interview is available at dimarzio.
info/it/home-it-it.html dire.it/
newsletter/psicologia/anno/2016/
gennaio/12/?news=04
News From Articles
The Psicologia della Religione ejournal
(Psychology of Religion ejournal) is
published by the Italian Society of
Psychology of Religion. The principal
aim of the journal is to disseminate
information about studies and research
on psychological themes, phenomena,
and processes related to religion.
Although particular attention is given
to the Italian perspective, the journal
also welcomes contributions from
international scholars. Contributions
may be in either Italian or English, or
both. The journal has been published
biannually since December 2014.
It is open to all methodological
approaches, both qualitative and
quantitative, in every domain of
the psychology of religion, without
excluding any religious denomination
or ideology or epistemology. Only
original contributions will be
considered. Editorial policy respects
the anonymity of peer reviews.
The second issue, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2015),
includes the following articles (Italian
and English):
• Hessel J. Zondag, &Marinus H. F.
van Uden, “Critical Yet Loyal: An
Exploratory Study of Roman Catholics’
Commitment to Their Church After
the Sexual Abuse Scandal.”
• Mario Aletti &Alessandro Antonietti,
“Defending Psychology, Respecting
Religion: The Distinctiveness of the
Psychology of Religion.” The articles
are available at psyrel-journal.it/index.
php/PRej/issue/view/3
Correspondents
,
Reports
weaving one’s personal history
with materials provided by the
religious environment. Each half
day will focus on one of these
types. The lectures will be given
partly in English, partly in French.
Further information on the May
conference is available at unil.
ch/dihsr/home/menuguid/
colloques-du-dihsr/2016.html
Institutions
In September 2015, the European
Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB)
presented a statement at a meeting
of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (the Human
Dimension Implementation meeting
in Warsaw) about freedom of belief
in Italy. Alessandro Amicarelli, a
London-based human-rights lawyer
and spokesman of the European
Federation for Freedom of Belief,
presented a statement to the Italian
government regarding the “anti-
mosque” law in Lombardy, asserting
that the law violates European Union
rules the attorney demanded that
the Italian government issue a clear
statement about the abusive Anti
Cult Squad (Squadra Anti Sette [SAS]).
The FOB statement is available at
freedomofbelief.net/sites/default/
files/documents/187651-fob_en.pdf
and a video is available at vimeo.
com/140974950
News From the Media
An interview with Raffaella Di Marzio,
by Agenzia Dire, was published on
December 15, 2015, in the Newsletter of
Psychology. The topic, from the point of
view of the psychology of religion, was
“The religious meaning of Christmas
in different religious traditions such as
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and
the role of religious rites in making
people happy and peaceful.” The
interview is available at dimarzio.info/
it/articoli/chi-sono/98-interviste/446-
agenzia-dire-dicembre-2015.html dire.
it/newsletter/psicologia/anno/2015/
dicembre/15/?news=02
Another interview with Raffaella
Di Marzio, by Agenzia Dire, was
published on January 12, 2016, in the
Newsletter of Psychology. The focus of
the interview was on the conference
to present the European Federation
for Freedom of Belief at the Chamber
of Deputies, held on December 21,
2015, at the Montecitorio Palace. The
interview is available at dimarzio.
info/it/home-it-it.html dire.it/
newsletter/psicologia/anno/2016/
gennaio/12/?news=04
News From Articles
The Psicologia della Religione ejournal
(Psychology of Religion ejournal) is
published by the Italian Society of
Psychology of Religion. The principal
aim of the journal is to disseminate
information about studies and research
on psychological themes, phenomena,
and processes related to religion.
Although particular attention is given
to the Italian perspective, the journal
also welcomes contributions from
international scholars. Contributions
may be in either Italian or English, or
both. The journal has been published
biannually since December 2014.
It is open to all methodological
approaches, both qualitative and
quantitative, in every domain of
the psychology of religion, without
excluding any religious denomination
or ideology or epistemology. Only
original contributions will be
considered. Editorial policy respects
the anonymity of peer reviews.
The second issue, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2015),
includes the following articles (Italian
and English):
• Hessel J. Zondag, &Marinus H. F.
van Uden, “Critical Yet Loyal: An
Exploratory Study of Roman Catholics’
Commitment to Their Church After
the Sexual Abuse Scandal.”
• Mario Aletti &Alessandro Antonietti,
“Defending Psychology, Respecting
Religion: The Distinctiveness of the
Psychology of Religion.” The articles
are available at psyrel-journal.it/index.
php/PRej/issue/view/3
Correspondents
,
Reports
