ISBN:
9789004207271
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 359 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Research in the social scientific study of religion 22
Parallel Title:
Print version Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 22
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Religion
;
Social sciences
;
Religion and sociology
Abstract:
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. A special section is devoted to the issue of psychological type and religion and especially how psychological type can increase our understanding of Christian ministry. Alongside this section are papers presenting studies on subjects such as civic participation, suffering with God, and spirituality. Together these papers represent important contributions that advance theory and evidence in a number of different fields of c
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Manuscript Invitation; A Spiritual Getaway: The Motivations, Experiences, and Benefits of a Silent Retreat; Beyond Meaning: Spiritual Transformation in the Paradigm of Moral Intuitionism. A New Direction for the Psychology of Spiritual Transformation. Introduction; A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Forgiveness, Terror Management, and Religiosity; Three Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought: Wisdom, Concepts of God, and Success in College; Special Section Psychological Type and Christian Ministry; Authors' Biographies; Manuscript Reviewers
Description / Table of Contents:
Subject IndexNames Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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