19 Nov 2014

Why humans turn to the spiritual in tough times

From Nine To Noon, 10:10 am on 19 November 2014

Joseph BulbuliaDr Joseph Bulbulia studies why people turn to religion and how their interaction with their chosen belief system affects their behaviour, their health, their ability to recover from adverse events and their interaction with others.

He uses modelling usually used in biological studies to give firm statistical information on how someone's spirituality influences their lives.

Joseph Bulbulia talks to Kathryn Ryan.