Prof. KENAN SEVİNÇ

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education

2013 - 2019

Associate Degree

Anadolu University, Open Educatıon Faculty, Turkey

2011 - 2016

Doctorate

Marmara University, Institute Of Social Sciences, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri, Turkey

2009 - 2011

Postgraduate

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Sosyal Bilimler Ens., Felsefe Ve Din Bilmleri, Turkey

2001 - 2003

Postgraduate

Ataturk University, Sosyal Bilimler Ens., Felsefe, Turkey

1997 - 2001

Undergraduate

Ataturk University, Fen-Edebiyat, Felsefe, Turkey

Foreign Languages

B1 Intermediate

English

Research Areas

Social Sciences and Humanities

Theology

Psychology of Religion

Academic Positions

2025 - Present

Professor

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri

2021 - 2025

Associate Professor

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri

2018 - 2021

Assistant Professor

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri

2017 - 2018

Assistant Professor

Coventry University, Faculty Of Health And Life Science, Centre For Advances In Behavioural Science

2016 - 2018

Assistant Professor

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri

2016 - 2016

Research Assistant PhD

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri

2011 - 2016

Research Assistant

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri

2014 - 2015

Research Assistant

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department Of Psychology, Department Of Psychology

Managerial Experience

2023 - Continues

Member of the Senate

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri

2022 - Continues

Head of Department

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü

2019 - Continues

Vice Dean

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri

2018 - Continues

Mevlana Exchange Program Institutional Coordinator

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri

2020 - 2023

Fakülte Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri

2020 - 2023

Fakülte Kurulu Üyesi

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri

2019 - 2020

Head of Department

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri

Non Academic Experience

2017 - 2018

Academic Visitor

Coventry University, Academic Visitor

2014 - 2015

Visiting Scholar

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Visiting Scholar

2004 - 2011

Rehber Öğretmen

Other Public Institution, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, Rehber Öğretmen

2004 - 2011

Rehber Öğretmen

MEB, Rehber Öğretmen

Articles

2024

1. Avusturya'da Yaşayan Müslümanlarda 7 Ekim Sonrasında İslamofobi Algısı

SEVİNÇ K., AKTİ S., Tecer Y.

Theosophia , no.9, pp.77-90, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2024

2. The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries

Güven M., Sevinç K.

Rize ilahiyat dergisi , no.27, pp.69-81, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2023

3. The Differences Between Atheists and Agnostics: A Comparison of Various Attitudes

SEVİNÇ K.

Türkiye din eğitimi araştırmaları , no.16, pp.111-129, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2023

4. Religiosity, Dogmatism, Education and Covid-19 Awareness as Predictors of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Quantitative Study on Turkish Muslims

Sevinç K., Çiftçi M., Akyıldız R., Karaoğlan E.

HITIT THEOLOGY JOURNAL , vol.22, no.3, pp.1031-1046, 2023 (ESCI)

2023

5. What Do Nonreligious Nonbelievers Believe in? Secular Worldviews Around the World

van Mulukom V., Turpin H., Haimila R., Purzycki B. G., Bendixen T., Klocova E. K., et al.

PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY , vol.15, no.1, pp.143-156, 2023 (AHCI)

2021

6. The Relationship between Self-Actualization, Life Satisfaction and Religiosity among Turkish Muslims

Sevinç K., Karataş N.

Theosophia , no.3, pp.13-31, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2021

7. Exploring Perceptions of Religion and Science among Turkish Academics

SEVİNÇ K., Coleman T., Farias M.

Studia Humana , vol.10, no.4, pp.18-35, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2020

8. The Relationship Between Altruism and Religious Attitude among University Students from Different Departments

Düzgüner S., Sevinç K.

Theosophia , no.1, pp.53-69, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2020

9. Making Sense of Natural Disasters and Coping: A Study on Covid-19 Outbreak in Turkey

Kaplan H., Sevinç K., İşbilen N.

Turkish Studies , vol.15, no.4, pp.579-598, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2020

10. Attitudes of the Nonreligious toward Abortion, Contraceptives, and Homosexuality: Comparing the Far East and Western Europe

Sevinç K.

JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL THEOLOGY , vol.33, pp.83-99, 2020 (ESCI)

2019

11. An Atheist Perspective on Self-Esteem and Meaning Making while under Death Awareness

Coleman T. J., Sevinç K., Hood R. W., Jong J.

Secular Studies , no.1, pp.204-228, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2019

12. Similarities and Differences between the Concepts of Subconscious and Unconscious in Freudian Psychology

Sevinç K.

Kilitbahir , no.15, pp.125-128, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2019

13. The Effect of Death Anxiety on Attitudes towards Muslims in the UK: A Terror Management Theory Perspective

Sevinç K.

DİNİ ARAŞTIRMALAR , vol.22, no.55, pp.27-50, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2018

14. Non-Belief: An Islamic Perspective

Sevinç K., Coleman T. J., Hood R. W.

SECULARISM & NONRELIGION , vol.7, 2018 (ESCI)

2017

15. Dimensions and Types of Atheism

Sevinç K.

İSLAMİ İLİMLER DERGİSİ , vol.12, no.3, pp.101-132, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2017

16. Perceptions of Theology Students on Women’s Covering

Sevinç K.

ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ SOSYAL BİLİMLER DERGİSİ , vol.18, no.2, pp.165-182, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2017

17. What is Nonbelief? An Empirical Research on the Concept of Nonbelief

SEVİNÇ K., Metinyurt T., Coleman T.

Turkish Journal of Religious Education Studies , no.4, pp.23-40, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2016

18. İnançsızlığa Yönelmede Çevresel ve Entelektüel Faktörlerin Etkisi

SEVİNÇ K., Mehmedoğlu A. U.

İnsan & Toplum Dergisi , vol.6, no.2, pp.87-116, 2016 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2015

19. Adaptation of NonReligious-NonSpiritual Scale to Turkish

Sevinç K., Güven M., Metinyurt T.

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi , no.6, pp.59-86, 2015 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2013

20. Ateizm Psikolojisi (çeviri)

SEVİNÇ K.

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi , no.2, pp.133-147, 2013 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2013

21. A Study on the Graduate Theses of the Field of Psychology of Religion in Turkey

Sevinç K.

JOURNAL OF SAKARYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF THEOLOGY (SAUIFD) , vol.15, no.28, pp.243-269, 2013 (ESCI)

2012

22. The Relations of Religious Coping, Gratitude and Life Satisfation: A Case Study on Patients, Patient Relatives and Hospital Staff

Ayten A., Göcen G., Sevinç K., Öztürk E. E.

DİNBİLİMLERİ AKADEMİK ARAŞIRMA DERGİSİ , vol.12, no.2, pp.45-79, 2012 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2012

23. Aklın Yolu da Bir Değildir..

SEVİNÇ K.

İnsan ve Toplum Dergisi , vol.2, no.1, pp.178-181, 2012 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2012

24. Searching for Happiness in the Modern World: Positive Psychology and Religion

Sevinç K.

Journal of Interculturel and Religious Studies , vol.1, no.2, pp.121-146, 2012 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2011

25. Parables of the Modern World: Criticism of Certain Well-known Novels within the Frame of Psychology of Religion

Sevinç K.

Journal of Interculturel and Religious Studies , vol.1, no.1, pp.125-139, 2011 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2022

1. Spiritüel İyi Oluş Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması Sorunu Bağlamında Spiritüellik Üzerine Kavramsal Bir Tartışma

AĞILKAYA ŞAHİN Z., SEVİNÇ K., Güven M., ÖZTÜRK E. E.

RUH SAĞLIĞI VE DİN ULUSLARARASI İLAHİYAT DİSİPLİNLERİ SEMPOZYUMU, Kütahya, Turkey, 09 September 2022, (Summary Text)

2021

2. İslamofobi Xenofobi’den Farklı Bir Tutum mudur? İslamofobik ve Xenofobik Tutumların Karşılaştırılması

Sevinç K.

1. Uluslararası Medya ve İslamofobi Sempozyumu, Ankara, Turkey, 25 - 26 May 2021, pp.402-422, (Full Text)

2020

3. Spiritial Movements in Turkey and General Characteristics of Individuals Who Affiliated with These Movements

Varlık S., Sevinç K.

ULUSLARARASI VE DİSİPLİNLER ARASI RUH SEMPOZYUMU, Çanakkale, Turkey, 22 - 23 October 2020, pp.130-145, (Full Text)

2020

4. A Meta-Analysis on the Relation of Mental Health and Religion

Özer F. B., Sevinç K.

Uluslararası ve Disiplinler Arası Ruh Sempozyumu, Çanakkale, Turkey, 22 - 23 October 2020, pp.101-121, (Full Text)

2020

5. A Field Study on the Making Sense of Natural Disasters and Coping: With a Reference to Covid-19 in Turkey

KAPLAN H., SEVİNÇ K., İşbilen N.

2nd International Conference on Innovative Studies of Contemporary Sciences, 17 - 19 August 2020, pp.201, (Summary Text)

2020

6. DİN VE DİNDARLIK BAĞLAMINDA COVİD-19 ALGISI VE BAŞAÇIKMA

Kaplan H., SEVİNÇ K., İşbilen N.

4th INTERNATIONAL MARDIN ARTUKLU SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES CONFERENCE, Mardin, Turkey, 7 - 08 August 2020, pp.1-20, (Full Text)

2019

7. A Case Study on the Relationship between Search for Meaning and Religion: Lev Tolstoy

Sevinç K.

İslam ve Yorum Sempozyumu, Malatya, Turkey, 11 - 12 April 2019, pp.0-50, (Full Text)

2018

8. Attitudes towards Employment of Women and the Effect of Religiosity on the Attitudes in Turkey

Sevinç K.

2. Uluslararası İpekyolu Akademik Çalışmlar Sempozyumu, Nevşehir, Turkey, 20 - 22 September 2018, pp.750-760, (Full Text)

2017

9. Attitudes of Religious Groups and Religiously Nones to Alternative/Traditional/Folk Medicine and to Mainstream/Western/Conventional Medicine

SEVİNÇ K., Güven M.

6th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health, Coventry, United Kingdom, 17 - 19 May 2017, pp.34, (Summary Text)

2017

10. INCREASE OF THE ANTI-MUSLIM EVENTS AFTER 9/11 AS XENOPHOBIC CASES

Sevinç K.

3rd International Symposium on Religious Studies and Global Peace, Sevilla, Spain, 17 - 19 May 2017, pp.438-451, (Full Text)

2015

11. Are Nonbelievers Spiritual?

SEVİNÇ K.

Congress of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion, İstanbul, Turkey, 17 - 20 August 2015, pp.154, (Summary Text)

2014

12. Non-religion: An Islamic Perspective

SEVİNÇ K.

SSSR 2014, Indianapolis, United States Of America, 31 October - 02 November 2014, (Full Text)

2013

13. Analysis of the MA and PhD Theses of the Psychology of Religion in Turkey

SEVİNÇ K.

Congress of International Association for Psychology of Religion, Lozan, Switzerland, 27 - 30 August 2013, pp.153-154, (Summary Text)

2012

14. Ottoman City in the Context of Influence of Urban Space on Human

Sevinç K.

Türkiye Lisansüstü Çalışmalar Kongresi, Konya, Turkey, 29 June - 01 July 2012, vol.5, pp.7-24, (Full Text)

2012

15. Some problems of psychological counseling and guidance system in Turkey

SEVİNÇ K., TASCI S., DEMIR E.

4th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), Barcelona, Spain, 2 - 05 February 2012, vol.46, pp.1056-1063, (Full Text)

2011

16. Personality Types in Marifetname and Its Rationality

Sevinç K.

Bütün Yönleriyle Erzurumlu İbrahim Hakkı Hazretleri Sempozyumu, Erzurum, Turkey, 16 - 18 November 2011, pp.483-497, (Full Text)

Books

2022

1. Kişilikle İlgili Eski Kuramlar ve İnançlar

SEVİNÇ K.

in: Kişilik Din ve İnanç, Sevinç Kenan, Editor, Emin Yayınları, Bursa, pp.43-64, 2022

2022

2. Spiritüel İyi Oluş Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması Sorunu Bağlamında Spiritüellik Üzerine Kavramsal Bir Tartışma

AĞILKAYA ŞAHİN Z., SEVİNÇ K., Güven M., ÖZTÜRK E. E.

in: Ruh Sağlığı ve Din: Disiplinler Arası Çalışma, Erdoğan Ömer Faruk, Çakır Maruf, Sevinç Sümeyye, Yıldırım Rabia, Editor, Sonçağ Akademi, Ankara, pp.37-61, 2022

2022

3. Kişilikle İlgili Temel Kavramlar ve Kuramlar

SEVİNÇ K.

in: Kişilik Din ve İnanç, Sevinç Kenan, Editor, Emin Yayınları, Bursa, pp.11-42, 2022

2020

4. Concept Atlas: Psychology of Religion II

Sevinç K.

Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2020

2020

5. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Dergisinin 2010-2019 Yılları Arasında Yayınlanan Sayılarının Bibliometrik Analizi

Sevinç K.

in: Psychology of Religion: Analysis of Current Situation, Yahya Turan, Editor, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.135-157, 2020

2020

6. Koronavirüs (COVID-19) Algısı Saha Araştırması Sonuçları

KAPLAN H., SEVİNÇ K., İşbilen N.

in: Koronavirüs Pandemisi ve Geçmişten Günümüze Salgın Hastalıklar, Mehmet Ali Yıldırım, Editor, Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi, Kilis, pp.45-69, 2020

2019

7. Islamophobia in the West and Its Psychological Basis

Sevinç K.

Emin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2019

2017

8. Psychology of Nonbelief

Sevinç K.

Çamlıca Yayınları, İstanbul, 2017

2017

9. Secularism in Turkey

SEVİNÇ K., Hood R. W., Coleman T.

in: The Oxford Handbook of Secularism, Phil Zuckerman, John R. Shook, Editor, Oxford Univesrity Press, 9780199988457, pp.155-171, 2017

2015

10. Past and Present of Psychology of Religion in Turkey

SEVİNÇ K., Ağılkaya-Şahin Z.

in: Psychology of Religion in Turkey, Ralph Hood, Heinz Streib, Zuhal Ağılkaya, Ali Ayten, Editor, Brill, Leiden , Leiden, pp.3-30, 2015

2015

11. Dini Başa Çıkma ve Şükür Sağlıkla İlişkili midir? Hastalar, Hasta Yakınları ve Hastane Çalışanları Üzerine Bir Araştırma

AYTEN A., GÖCEN G., SEVİNÇ K., ÖZTÜRK E. E.

in: Din Erdem ve Sağlık, Ali Ayten, Editor, Çamlıca Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.273-312, 2015

Other Publications

2017

1. (Çeviri), "Carl G. Jung: Din ve Arketip", Psikolojik Din Kuramları içinde

SEVİNÇ K.

Other, pp.81-152, 2017

Funded Projects

2024 - 2025

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Merkezi Epistemolojik İnançların Dini İnançlar İle İlişkisi

Project Supported by Other Private Institutions

(Project Abstract)

Sevinç K. (Executive), Dikmen F.

2024 - 2024

Avusturya’da Yaşayan Müslümanlarda 7 Ekim Sonrasında İslamofobi Algısı

Civil Society Organizations of Other Countries Supported Project

(Project Abstract)

Sevinç K. (Executive), Akti S., Tecer Y.

2019 - 2020

CONCEPT ATLAS

Project Supported by Other Private Institutions

Akot B.(Executive), Sevinç K.

2017 - 2019

The Understanding Unbelief

Other International Funding Programs

SEVİNÇ K.

2017 - 2019

Self-Esteem and Meaning Making While Under Death Awareness: An Atheist Perspective

Civil Society Organizations of Other Countries Supported Project

Coleman T.(Executive), Sevinç K.

Activities in Scientific Journals

2019 - Continues

TUDEAR

Committee Member

2021 - 2021

Theosophia

First Editor

2013 - 2017

Assistant Editor/Section Editor

Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations

2015 - Continues

International Association for the Psychology of Religion

Member

2015 - Continues

Din Psikolojisi Derneği

Board Member

Awards

August 2013

The Best Student Poster

the International Association for the Psychology of Religion

Scholarships

2017 - 2018

Doktora Sonrası Yurtdışı Araştırma Bursu

TUBITAK

2014 - 2015