Faith Development in the Lives of HIV-Positive Adults
Studies of religious faith consistently document the important role of religion in the lives of adults. Investigations of adult religious faith also suggest that a life crisis can stimulate faith development. However, these earlier studies do not explain how a life-threatening crisis changes adult r...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1999]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 1999, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 203-218 |
Further subjects: | B
Life Crisis
B Spiritual Orientation B Faith Development B Religious Faith B Strong Sense |
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Summary: | Studies of religious faith consistently document the important role of religion in the lives of adults. Investigations of adult religious faith also suggest that a life crisis can stimulate faith development. However, these earlier studies do not explain how a life-threatening crisis changes adult religious faith. This study examines the impact of an HIV-positive diagnosis on adult religious faith development. Interviews were conducted with 18 HIV-positive men and women under 45 years of age. The researchers found that an HIV-positive diagnosis affects faith development in these ways: the perspective of faith shifts from a religious to a spiritual orientation for which the participants feel a stronger sense of ownership; the concept of God changes from an authoritarian to an empowering figure, and views of the self are transformed to include others. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1022928601047 |