On the Possibility of the Psychology of Spirituality
Spirituality in the religious setting will usually be linked with theism - a belief in God, who is a Person - especially as presented by Christianity. Daniel Helminiak proposes a more inclusive approach and, as such, he defines spiristuality more broadly as self-transcendence or the dimension of the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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Counseling et spiritualité
Year: 2017, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 33-49 |
| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality |
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| Summary: | Spirituality in the religious setting will usually be linked with theism - a belief in God, who is a Person - especially as presented by Christianity. Daniel Helminiak proposes a more inclusive approach and, as such, he defines spiristuality more broadly as self-transcendence or the dimension of the human mind which creates meaning. Helminiak's proposal is interesting especially because it goes beyond a descriptive approach and points to a possibility of developing an explanatory and even normative dimension of psychology of spirituality. This paper will examine the possibility and limitations of this emerging approach to human spirituality. La spiritualité dans le cadre religieux est généralement liée au théisme - une croyance en Dieu, qui est une personne - en particulier au sein du christianisme. Daniel Helminiak propose une approche plus inclusive: il définit la spiritualité comme l'auto-transcendance ou la dimension de l'esprit humain qui crée un sens. La proposition d'Helminiak est intéressante surtout parce qu'elle va au-delà d'une approche descriptive et souligne une possibilité de développer une dimension explicative et même normative de la psychologie de la spiritualité. Cet article examine la possibilité et les limites de cette approche émergente de la spiritualité humaine. |
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| ISSN: | 2295-2837 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Counseling et spiritualité
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/CS.36.1.3285225 |