Assessing Research Trends in Spiritual Growth: The Case for Self-Determined Learning

A review of the contemporary Australian church reveals a spiritual malaise in which passive learning has become the main staple for many church members or attendees. This sense is heightened by demographic trends over the last fifty years that reflect a sustained decline in Australians identifying a...

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Authors: Hukkinen, Esa (Author) ; Luetz, Johannes (Author) ; Dowden, Tony (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 6
Further subjects:B Literature Review
B Research Agenda
B Coaching
B Spiritual Growth
B heutagogy
B theory and practice
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