Re-searching spirituality and culture: Transformative pilgrimage learning and living answers into Big Questions

This article explores the notion of transformative pilgrimage learning and what it might mean to deal with the Big Questions of life - such as who we are and what we are doing on the planet - in light of experiences of Love and Death. It examines the question at the heart of transformative learning...

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Published in:Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Main Author: Tisdell, Elizabeth J. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2020]
In: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spirituality / Culture / Pilgrimage / Spiritual experience / Object of research / Effect / Scientist
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B researcher learning
B Spirituality
B Pilgrimage
B the Big Questions
B Transformative Learning
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:This article explores the notion of transformative pilgrimage learning and what it might mean to deal with the Big Questions of life - such as who we are and what we are doing on the planet - in light of experiences of Love and Death. It examines the question at the heart of transformative learning theory - ‘What form transforms?' - particularly in relation to spiritual experience. It summarizes the findings of a longitudinal research study on how spirituality and culture informed the learning of a multicultural group of North American adult educators teaching for social justice. It also discusses what the researcher learned from research participants, particularly about pilgrimage and the notion of wisdom, as well as from her own experiences of two pilgrimage journeys. It concludes by examining what the research findings and the learning from pilgrimage experiences might suggest for living life as pilgrimage.
ISSN:2044-0251
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20440243.2020.1726055