Locating experience in time and place: a look at young adult fiction and spiritual intelligence

Spiritual intelligence describes self-awareness and intuition, with the development of creative thinking, compassion and connectedness with others. Many researchers point to an awakening and development of spiritual intelligence that is enhanced through exploration of existential questions within th...

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Published in:International journal of children's spirituality
Main Author: Westenberg, Leonie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2017]
In: International journal of children's spirituality
RelBib Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
NBE Anthropology
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Spiritual Intelligence
B Literature
B Well-being
B Young adults
B young adult fiction
B narrative transportation
B spiritual awareness
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Spiritual intelligence describes self-awareness and intuition, with the development of creative thinking, compassion and connectedness with others. Many researchers point to an awakening and development of spiritual intelligence that is enhanced through exploration of existential questions within the genre of young adult fiction. Such literature absorbs the adolescent reader so that they become transported into the narrative, exploring a sense of self and of others This article discusses the ways in which young adult fiction, including comparison of a novel of older context (An Episode of Sparrows) with contemporary dystopian fiction (The Maze Runner), can foster young adults' exploration of self-awareness and cultivate the continued development of notions of connectedness, justice and responsibility. It describes current research on the relationship between spiritual intelligence in young adults and the narrative transportation effect of young adult fiction.
ISSN:1469-8455
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2017.1287680