The Subjective Experience of Using Ignatian Meditation by Male and Female South African University Students: An Exploratory Study

This study is set out to examine the subjective experience of using the Ignatian method of meditation to reflect on and pray through Ruth 2. A group of male and female Theology students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal were invited to reflect upon/pray through Ruth 2 using Ignatian meditation. F...

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Auteurs: Efthimiadis-Keith, Helen (Auteur) ; Lindegger, C. G. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2014]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2014, Volume: 53, Numéro: 5, Pages: 1456-1471
Sujets non-standardisés:B Active imagination
B Students
B Ignatian meditation
B Subjective psychological effect
B Ruth 2
B Gendered identity
B Prayer
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:This study is set out to examine the subjective experience of using the Ignatian method of meditation to reflect on and pray through Ruth 2. A group of male and female Theology students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal were invited to reflect upon/pray through Ruth 2 using Ignatian meditation. Following this exercise, participants were invited to participate in a focus group in which they shared their experience of this exercise, focusing particularly on some of the gendered aspects of the experience. The transcribed focus group material was subjected to a critical thematic analysis, in order to identify which core aspects of the experience of using this method of meditation and reflection were responsible for the reported subjective experiences. The analysis also included a comparison of the experience for men and women participating in this exercise, and the differential effect of various aspects of the exercise on men and women.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9764-4