Project Phases

We have structured the activities across the three years of the grant to provide increasingly intensive training experiences that funnel theologians into higher levels of training based on their continued interest, prior engagement levels, and prior performance.

• In Phase 1 of the project, theologians will receive intensive in-person trainings in the basic concepts and methods of collaboration in psychological science and participate in a twice monthly interdisciplinary seminar series with psychologists. Approximately 15 theologians will commit to participate in a 1-week intensive training May 2023, a twice monthly seminar series for the 2023-24 AY, and a second 1-week intensive training May 2024. Phase 1 is currently in process.
• In Phase 2 of the project (June-December 2024), theologians will apply to receive more in-depth training using a scholar-in-lab-residency model whereby they are mentored by a matched psychologist, integrated into various activities of the psychologist’s lab to provide in-depth awareness of the scientific process, and begin writing projects that integrate psychological science in theological discourse.
• In Phase 3 of the project (January-December 2025), approximately six theologian-psychological scientist teams who are competitively selected in a small grant competition will conduct a collaborative research study that addresses theological questions, some of which will subsequently be submitted for publication.