Serpent Handling: Getting to Know the People You Study With Ralph Hood, PhD

Perspectives on character formation from three religious worldviews: The case of humility and intellectual humility

“…Serpent handlers have developed a theology of serpent handling based on specific scriptural passages, particularly one from the gospel of Mark. One of the coauthors, Ralph Hood, was interviewed for the Spring 2018 issue of Eye on Psi Chi (Sutter, 2018), a publication produced by undergraduates of the national American honorary society in psychology. In that interview, Hood contended that psychologists have too often taken on an authority role regarding people’s faith.…”