Personal and Relational Processes of Repentance in Religious Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Families

Considerable social science research has illuminated religion’s profound and predominantly positive impact on individuals and families. Nevertheless, numerous noteworthy aspects of religion, including repentance, have not been explored in-depth from a social science perspective to understand their p...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hendricks, Justin J. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Dollahite, David C. 1958- ; Marks, Loren D. ; Herbst, Julianna
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Review of religious research
Jahr: 2023, Band: 65, Heft: 4, Seiten: 421-444
weitere Schlagwörter:B Forgiveness
B Religion
B Family
B Repentance
B divine forgiveness
B Qualitative
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Zusammenfassung:Considerable social science research has illuminated religion’s profound and predominantly positive impact on individuals and families. Nevertheless, numerous noteworthy aspects of religion, including repentance, have not been explored in-depth from a social science perspective to understand their psychological and relational processes and implications. Further, the emphasis and importance of repentance across the Abrahamic faiths, combined with calls from social scientists to better understand processes of repentance and seeking divine forgiveness, indicate the benefit of repentance-focused research. Subsequently, we used team-based systematic qualitative coding to conduct secondary analyses of repentance processes in interviews with 127 exemplar US Jewish, Christian, and Muslim families (N = 218). Analyses explored the: (a) motivations and antecedents of repentance, (b) processes of repentance, (c) resources to aid in repentance, and (d) perceived outcomes of repentance. Additionally, some participants described repentance as negative, neutral, or ineffective. The article discusses psychological and relational benefits of repentance in religious families despite some potentially adverse consequences, highlights implications for practitioners and interventions that incorporate repentance, and suggests topics for future research.
ISSN:2211-4866
Enthält:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034673X231214274