Professional Papers by Dr. Louis Hoffman
Please note that all papers included in this section are professional papers and should be cited accordingly. For your convenience, the complete reference information for each work is provided for you in APA style with excptions. The correct spacing and indenting are not including due to computer formatting. Just click on the author's name to pull up the file in PDF.
Theory Papers | Research Papers | Invited Papers | Other Publications
Theory Papers
Knight, S. K. & Hoffman, L. (2007, August). Sexual identity development and spiritual development: The impact of multiple lines of development. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Hoffman, L., Patz-Clark, D., Looney, D., & Knight, S. K. (2007, August). Historical perspectives and contemporary needs in the psychology of religion: Psychological and interdisciplinary needs in the psychology of religion. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. (Email Dr. Hoffman for a copy of this paper)
Hoffman, L., Warner, H. J., Buck, C., & Fehl, S. (2007, August). Existential-integrative perspectives on the psychology of evil: Clinical implications. Paper presented at the Humanistic Psychotherapies for the 21st Century Confernece, San Francisco, CA. (Email Dr. Hoffman for a copy of this paper)
Hoffman, L., Knight, S., Boscoe-Huffman, S., & Stewart, S. (2006, August). Religious experience, gender, and sexual orientation. Paper presented at the American Psycholoigcal Associations Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Acoba, R. (2005, November). Research on the experience of God: Rethinking epistemological assumptions. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY.
Hoffman, L., Hoffman, J. L., Robison, B., & Lawrence, K. (2005, April). Modern and postmodern ways of knowing: Implications for therapy and integration. Paper presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Conference, Dallas, TX
Moriarty, G., Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Gattis, J. (2005, April). God and attachment: Using integration techniques to change working models. Paper presented at Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Conference, Dallas, TX.
Hoffman, L. (2005). Depth psychotherapy and the empirically supported movement: Critical issues.
Retrieved from the Depth Psychotherapy Network website: http://www.depth-psychotherapy network.com/Professional_Section/Emprically_Supported_Treatment_Debate/
Hoffman_EST_1.htm
Hoffman, L. (2005). Why become an existential therapist? Retrieved from the Depth Psychotherapy Network: http://www.depth-psychotherapy-network.com/Student_Section/Orientation_Overviews/Existential_Psychotherapy/Hoffman_Existential.htm
Hoffman, L. (2004, October). Cultural constructions of the God image and God concept: Implications for culture, psychology, and religion. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Kansas City, MO.
Hoffman, L. (2004, August/September). The danger of the "truth." AHP Perspectives, 22-24.
* A special thanks to the AHP perspectives for allowing this article to be posted on the website.
Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Mitchell, M. (2004, July). Transcendence, suffering, and psychotherapy. Paper presented at the Bi-Annual Conference of the International Network for Personal Meaning, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Research Papers
Hoffman, L., Knight, S. K., Hoffman, J. L., Boscoe-Huffman, S., Galaska, D., Arms, M., Peterson, B., Mahlock, T., & Calvert, C. (2007, August). Examining the interplay of religious, spiritual, and homosexual dynamcis of psychological health: A preliminary investigation. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Hoffman, L., Jones, T. T., Williams, F., & Dillard, K. S. (2004, March). The God image, the God concept, and attachment. Paper presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Hoffman, L. & Whitmire, A. J. (2002, June). The relationships between approach to coping and stress-related growth in response to the events of September 11, 2001. Poster session presented at the annual conferences of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Invited Papers
Hoffman, L. (2004). Politics, analysis, and ethics. Psychjourney. Retrieved (insert date) from http://www.psychjourney.com/Politics, Analysis, & Ethics.htm
Other Publication Links
Hoffman, L. (2006). Letter to the Editor of the Christian Century. Topic Premarital Counseling and Divorce.