A way forward for spirituality, resilience, and international social science

This special issue on spirituality in resilience processes across international contexts helps clarify a three-pronged research agenda for the future study of trauma and disasters by psychologists of religion and spirituality. First, the special issue demonstrates the value of expanding from U.S.-ba...

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Published in:Journal of psychology and theology
Authors: O'Grady, Kari Ann 1969- (Author) ; Orton, James Douglas (Author) ; White, Kenneth (Author) ; Snyder, Nicole (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publications [2016]
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Resilience (Personality trait) / Spirituality / Catastrophe / Religious psychology / Social sciences / International cooperation
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
ZA Social sciences
ZD Psychology
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:This special issue on spirituality in resilience processes across international contexts helps clarify a three-pronged research agenda for the future study of trauma and disasters by psychologists of religion and spirituality. First, the special issue demonstrates the value of expanding from U.S.-based theories, data, models, and practices to incorporate a wider repertoire of international research (e.g., Western Africa, Romania, Haiti, China, and diverse additional contexts). Second, the special issue suggests that the topic of resilience defies the constraints of traditional variance-based research methodologies and requires the adoption of newer process-based research methodologies in order to study longitudinal phenomena, such as cosmology episodes, post-traumatic growth, and forgiveness processes. Third, the special issue emphasizes the need for psychologists of religion and spirituality to collaborate more frequently with allied social scientists (e.g., sociologists of religion and scholars of management, spirituality and religion) in order to comprehend the systemic, multilevel complexities of large-scale trauma.
ISSN:0091-6471
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology