This qualitative study examined religion and spirituality among couples in which one person (a Catholic) believed in God and the other (e.g., an atheist, an agnostic) did not. Specifically, this study explored how the relationship impacted each individual’s beliefs about the existence of God and the extent to which the couples incorporated religious or spiritual elements into their relationship. Some of the nonbelievers became more open to the possibility of God’s existence, whereas others remained unchanged. Some believers reported that their faith was actually strengthened through the relationship. Couples incorporated religious elements into their relationship (e.g., having a religious wedding, attending church together) to varying degrees. A typology of the couples based on spiritual engagement and the nonbeliever’s openness to God emerged from the findings. Pastoral or clinical implications for working with such couples are discussed.

这项定性研究考察了一对夫妇（一个天主教徒）信奉上帝而另一个人（例如，一个无神论者，一个不可知论者）不信奉夫妻的宗教和灵性。具体而言，这项研究探讨了这种关系如何影响每个人对神的存在的信念，以及夫妻在其关系中融入宗教或精神因素的程度。一些不信者对神的存在更加开放，而其他人则保持不变。一些信徒报告说，通过这种关系，他们的信仰实际上得到了加强。夫妻在不同程度上将宗教元素纳入他们的关系中（例如，举行宗教婚礼，一起参加教堂）。从发现中得出了基于精神参与和非信徒对上帝开放的夫妇的类型学。讨论了与这类夫妇共处的田园或临床意义。