Garth Kroeker

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

The Psychology of Religion, Chapter 30: Conclusion

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In conclusion, religious beliefs—and organized group religion in particular—have been part of human civilization for thousands of years. Cul...

The Psychology of Religion, Chapter 28: Religion and Common Knowledge

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Imagine a crowded church service at the moment the congregation rises. Each person hears the same words, sees the same gestures, and sees ev...

The Psychology of Religion, Chapter 27: Consciousness

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There are many unanswered questions about how the universe works. Part of the wonder of science is appreciating that for every advance in u...

The Psychology of Religion, Chapter 26: religiosity & narcissism

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The combination of religion with narcissistic style is not hard to find, but the issue is more specific than religiosity alone. Some forms o...

The Psychology of Religion, Chapter 25: Speaking in Tongues

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Some religions feature unusual behaviours that are accepted as manifestations of divinity. One example is glossolalia (“speaking in tongues”...
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GK
I've been a psychiatrist since July, 2000. Most of my clinical experience has been with university students who have come to my outpatient clinic. For the first two years of my practice, I completed a subspecialty fellowship in mood disorders, during which I was trying to help patients struggling with treatment-resistant depression or bipolar disorder. I enjoy trying to combine ideas from different fields within the sciences and humanities--I love the idea of a creative, collaborative, interdisciplinary, yet also evidence-based approach to thinking about the mind, about medicine, and about life. I particularly like to indulge in metaphor and use analogies as a part of my therapeutic style. Yet, I find that much of my work as a physician can be simple and pragmatic, and I believe that there often can be straightforward medical solutions to many of the ailments my patients tell me about.
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