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Decalcomania and Anticipatory Aesthetics: Envisioning Days of Future Past Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Anson J. Koshy
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Experiences of Beauty and Eco-Sorrow: Truths of the Anthropocene and the Possibility of Inoperative Care Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Ryan LaMothe
This article investigates the experience of beauty and eco-sorrow with the aim of depicting some painful truths, as well as existential responses to eco-sorrow. The article begins by portraying the attributes of the experience of beauty, relying on an emended version of Christopher Bollas’s notion of transformational objects and Buber’s I–Thou experience. This lays the foundation for explicating the
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The Anthropocene Age Reveals the Insanity at the Heart of Western Christian Religious Experience Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Ryan LaMothe
This article claims that the Anthropocene Age reveals the tragic insanity that lies at the core of religious experiences informed by Hebrew and Christian scriptures. In brief, I claim that Western Christianity and its apparatuses produce beliefs, which are an integral part of persons’ religious experiences, that give rise to an ontological rift between human beings and other species. This rift and
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Church Dreams in a Long Dream Series of a Benedictine Nun Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Michael Schredl
Dreaming plays a part in many of the world’s religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism Christianity, and Islam. However, research into what the actual dreams of religious persons look like is very rare. Within a series of 2,055 dreams recorded over more than 30 years by a Benedictine nun, the frequency and content of church dreams were analyzed. The church dream frequency (11%) was high compared
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Wes Anderson, Unexamined Grief, and Pediatric Chaplaincy: An Autoethnographic Reflection Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Joshua T. Morris
This essay combines autoethnographic narratives along with the films of U.S. film director Wes Anderson to provoke and unlock a buried grief of serving as a pediatric hospital chaplain. Anderson is one of the most well-known U.S. film directors. Even if an individual has not seen one of his eleven feature-length films, his aesthetic, eccentricity, and production design are well known and have reached
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Religion and Cognitive Safety: Pastoral and Psychological Implications Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Piotr Roszak, Robert Reczkowski, Paweł Wróblewski
A scholarly discourse exists among researchers regarding whether religiosity primarily represents credulity or the capacity for critical thinking. Numerous studies within the realm of psychology, for instance, delve into this inquiry within the framework of risk assessment among both religious adherents and nonbelievers. Nevertheless, there is a notable lack of comprehensive exploration encompassing
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Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the Caring Factor Survey—Caring for Self Among Protestant Clergy Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Brook E. Harmon, John Nelson, Nathan T. West, Benjamin Webb, Karen Webster, Travis Webster, Talsi Case, Charolette Leach
Clergy play an important role in the health of their congregations and communities. Unfortunately, high rates of chronic disease and burnout exist, and health promotion programs have been limited in their ability to change behaviors. This study psychometrically tested the Caring Factor Survey—Caring for Self (CFS-CS), developed to understand self-care among nurses, with clergy. Initially, five experts
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The Relationship of Life-Changing Spiritual Experiences to Current Religious/Spiritual Attitudes and Practices: A Pilot Study Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Orsolya Cseh, István Karsai, Attila Szabo
Positive life changes may be associated with spiritual/religious sources. This pilot study tested religiousness/spirituality in adults (N = 77; 21% men; Mage = 39.45, SD = 11.97 years) who answered demographic questions and completed the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality. Respondents who reported a major life-changing spiritual experience (72.7%) were compared to those who
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A Phenomenological Understanding of Psychosocial Determinants and Reactions to the Piri-Muridi (Master-Disciple) Relationship Among Early Adults Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-02
Abstract The authors carried out a qualitative study with a phenomenological research design to explore the factors influencing participants’ psychosocial reactions that led them to seek the services of a pir (master). The six early adult participants living in Lahore, Pakistan, had an age range of 20 to 40 years (men = 3; women = 3). Seven psychosocial determinants were identified (domestic factors
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Psychometric Properties of the Black Magic Belief Scale Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-12-21
Abstract This study presents the psychometric properties of the Black Magic Belief Scale, which measured belief in black magic among 290 female and 210 male (N = 500) Pakistani Muslim adults (17–84 years old, M = 27.43, SD = 9.42). Exploratory factor analysis (N = 300) revealed a six-factor solution with 22 items finalized for BMBS (α = .82). The subscales and their internal consistencies are Prevention-Based
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Stepping Onto an Egg: Former Child Soldiers’ Posttraumatic Resilience and Spirit Possession in Uganda Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Luza Bedet, Srdjan Sremac
Using a biographical-reconstructive approach, we examine the interplay between the symbolic representation of spirit possession and healing forms of ritual purification in the context of the war-related trauma of former Lord’s Resistance Army child soldiers in Uganda. We illustrate how these former child soldiers articulate their trauma and resilience and how their communities deal with forms of spirit
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Spiritual/Religious Readjustments Among Iranian War Veterans Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Zeinab Ghaem Panah, Mahima Kalla, Kylie P. Harris, Jafar Bolhari, Harold G. Koenig, Roksana Mirkazemi
There is growing evidence that the spiritual/religious (S/R) beliefs of war veterans change, even years after the war. Researchers need to explore these changes in different cultures and religions. This study therefore identified S/R changes in Iranian war veterans after three decades of war between Iran and Iraq. The participants were veterans (n = 14), their relatives (n = 5: wives [3] and children
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Bereavement and Critical Incidents Involving Healthcare Professionals in Italy During COVID-19: The Importance of the Spiritual Dimension Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Erika Iacona, Lia Zulianello, Silvia Piol, Germano Bettoncelli, Adriano Zamperini, Ines Testoni
This exploratory research investigated the work of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the major critical aspects, including healthcare providers’ needs as well as personal, professional, and social changes brought about by the pandemic upon both living and dying. In general, for many healthcare providers, the changes imposed by COVID-19 together with their inadequate
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Overcoming Spiritual Dryness: Transformative Processes Among Religious Brothers and Sisters in Germany Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Mareike Gerundt, Yvonne Beerenbrock, Arndt Büssing
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Assessing Religious Leadership: A Scoping Review of Leadership Effectiveness Criteria and Current Trends in the Academic Literature Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Annemarie Foppen, Joke W. van Saane
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Use of the MMPI-3 with Catholic and Episcopal Seminary and Religious Life Applicants Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Thomas G. Plante, Elena Peng
Psychological evaluations and testing using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) among other instruments have been used to screen clerical and religious life applicants for decades. While much research has been conducted and published regarding these evaluations, the newer MMPI-3 has not been examined among this population. This study reviewed MMPI-3 results from 18 applicants to
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Men, the Ontological Rift, and the Possibility of Repair in Jack London’s Call of the Wild: A Pastoral-Psychoanalytic Perspective Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-04 Ryan LaMothe
This article examines Jack London’s novel Call of the Wild, relying on Giorgio Agamben’s notions of the ontological rift and inoperativity, as well as pastoral notions of care and faith and several psychoanalytic concepts. The argument, in brief, is that London’s story portrays the consequences of the ontological rift between human beings and nature as well as the possibility of repair through acts
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Returning to Faith: A Q Methodology Analysis of Messages that Resonated with Individuals Who Had Experienced and Resolved a Faith Crisis Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jessica D. Zurcher, Maggie Vail, Tom Robinson, Mia Han, Ljubica Ivanovich, Robert Walz
Research grounded in religious studies and attachment theory demonstrates links between experiencing and resolving faith crises with a perceived break and restoration of a relationship with God. Experiences of faith crises are unique, however, and little research has explored the diverse ways in which faith can be restored—particularly from a messaging perspective. The present study used Q methodology
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Identity Crisis and the Formation of Homo Religiosus: A Decolonial Reflection on Erik H. Erikson’s Young Man Luther Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Dongho Han
This paper delves into Erik H. Erikson’s psychohistorical analysis of Martin Luther, thereby highlighting the existential import of Luther’s identity crisis in the formation of his religious identity as a homo religiosus. Within this framework, the intricate interrelationship between psychoanalysis and religion is expounded on by centering on Erikson’s psychosocial approach to religion. Through a constructive
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Potential Benefits of the Jesuit Examen for Psychological Health and Well Being: A Pilot Study Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Carolina Rader, Thomas G. Plante
The Jesuit Examen is a form of prayerful reflection on daily experiences that was introduced five centuries ago by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits). The Examen may be utilized by diverse populations when adapted and secularized, which can be completed by substituting the language of God in the original Examen for more inclusive terms such as “love
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Affect in Narrative Spiritual Care Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Mary Clark Moschella
This article examines the adaptation of theory and practices from narrative therapy for pastoral and spiritual care, here referred to as narrative spiritual care. Beginning with a brief rationale for the use of narrative approaches in pastoral and spiritual care, the author then describes a recent development among some narrative therapy practitioners that attends to affect in narrative conversations
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Developing Women in Senior Leadership: A Case Study of the Australian Christian Churches in South Australia Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Robert Brian Moores
The research is a case study of the Australian Christian Churches in South Australia concerning the development of women in senior leadership. A patriarchal culture can inhibit the development of women aspiring to senior leadership. The research explores ways of influencing cultural change by affirming the key themes of gifting, taking opportunities, and mentoring. The oral interviews allowed women
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Survival Migrancy and the Political Self: A Nascent Construct from Pastoral Care With Venezuelan Men in Ecuador Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Christopher M. Hoskins
When men migrate from Venezuela for survival, they bring with them a forming political self related to local daily encounters with threatening political practices in their country of origin and through transit countries. The political self is formed in interpersonal interactions in the pursuit to sustain life even as trust has been eroded. Increased attention to lived experience within survival migration
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Resilience Among the Religious During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Catholic Sisters in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Harry Kipkemoi Bett, Angela Ndunge, David Mathuva, Nancy Njiraini
The COVID-19 pandemic affected many sectors of humanity across the world. Personal and organizational lives were affected by the pandemic in diverse ways, such as loss of lives, strained relationships, and reduced income for some organizations and imminent closure for others. Studies have begun focussing on the effects that the pandemic had on religious groups, for example Catholic Sisters, and their
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The Effects of Centering Prayer on Well-Being in a Sample of Undergraduate Students: A Pilot Study Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Alejandro Eros, Thomas G. Plante
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How Military Chaplains Strengthen the Moral Resilience of Soldiers and Veterans: Results From a Case Studies Project in the Netherlands Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Carmen Schuhmann, Theo Pleizier, Martin Walton, Jacques Körver
In spiritual care research, studies on military chaplaincy are underrepresented, and most available studies center on moral injury. This article contributes to the existing literature on spiritual care in the military by presenting a study of 13 case descriptions of spiritual care provision by military chaplains from the Netherlands. These were analyzed using the framework method, a qualitative method
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Relationships Among Religiosity, Impulsivity, and Delayed Gratification in Brazilian Adults Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Aline Arantes Porto, Bruna Carmeni Di Fini, Lucas Gomes da Silva, Jonas Jardim de Paula
Religiousness generally favors self-control and is associated with fewer occurrences of impulsive behavior. Religions often favor delayed rewards as this factor is directly linked to religious principles and dogma. We aimed to analyze the possible association between religiosity, impulsivity, and delayed gratification in Brazilian adults. The study sample consisted of 538 adults evaluated using instruments
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Pray for Improvement: Experiences with Mediation of Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Jennifer Ezema, Francisco Jose Medina Diaz, Maria Lourdes Munduate Jaca, Martin Euwema
This study examines victims’ experiences with informal mediation conducted by Catholic priests and nuns in Nigeria. Interviews were conducted with 20 women who sought help from priests and nuns as they had experienced intimate partner violence. Their expectations before and experiences during and after this mediation were explored. Findings suggest that the level of intimate partner violence experienced
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Mothers’ and Fathers’ Coping and Psychological Outcomes Post Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Discharge: The Role of Religious and Spiritual Coping Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-26 Gina M. Brelsford, Aishwarya Sastry, Kim K. Doheny
Research shows that parents of infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) tend to experience significant levels of anxiety, stress, and depression. However, few studies have explored the difference between mothers’ and fathers’ use of religious and spiritual (R/S) coping and mental health after the family is discharged from the NICU. Participants were 131 mothers and 53 fathers (N = 184)
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Toward an Integrative Theory of Identity Formation; Three Components of the Religious Identity Formation Process Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-26 Gai Halevy, Zehavit Gross
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From Tourist to Pilgrim: Theological and Pastoral Challenges in the Context of the Camino de Santiago Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Piotr Roszak
This article presents an analysis of the current challenges to the identity of the Christian pilgrim in the face of the dynamic growth of religious tourism. The semantic inflation that results in every wanderer being described as a pilgrim implies a new configuration of pastoral care, especially in terms of responding to the perceived “consumerism of the sacred.” In the context of Zygmunt Bauman’s
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Matrices of Goals and Penalties: Revisiting the Need for Pastoral Care with Boys and Men Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Rubén Arjona
This article revisits the need for pastoral care with boys and men in contemporary societies. The author gives special attention to Rubem Alves’s (1977) critique of pastoral care and his call to embrace a political understanding of care. Drawing on Latin American liberation theology and theories of intersectionality, the author encourages ministers and pastoral theologians to carefully consider the
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A Mixed-Methods Study on Religiosity, Pandemic Beliefs, and Psychological Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Rachel Sing-Kiat Ting, Pei Hwa Goh, Esther Zhen-Mei Ong
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Staying in Pastoral Ministry: Which Is More Influential—Personality Health or Professional Seminary Training? Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-03 James D. Mendonça, Ronald R. Holden
This is a retrospective study of background and personality variables predictive of commitment among Catholic priests. The research was based on a chart review of 204 men who were admitted to a Canadian Catholic seminary between 1992 and 2012. Commitment was defined as whether seminarians were still practicing as priests in 2021 following graduation from theology studies and ordination. The global
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Post-Secular Negotiations in Pastoral Care: Models in a Danish Podcast Series Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen, Aida Hougaard Andersen
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Penal Substitutionary Atonement and the Problem of Shame in Addiction Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Jennifer Carlier
Penal substitutionary atonement (i.e., the notion that Jesus Christ died on the cross to bear the burden of punishment for sin in our place) is a profoundly harmful theology for those suffering from addiction because it exacerbates the sufferer’s sense of shame and thus keeps them trapped in the very shame-driven addiction cycle from which they need redemption. Shame is a core problem in addiction
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The Role of Social Support and Spiritual Well-Being in Predicting Internet Addiction Among Indonesian Seminarians Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Kurniawan Dwi Madyo Utomo, Yohanes I Wayan Marianta
The Internet provides better access to knowledge, social interaction, and education for young adults, but excessive Internet use can lead to addiction. Catholic seminarians are another vulnerable group because they have daily and easy access to the Internet. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the roles of social support and spiritual well-being in relation to Internet addiction among Indonesian
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Christianity and the New Construct of Religious Self-Esteem Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Lufanna C. H. Lai, Susanna C. P. Wong-Ip
Although self-esteem is a widely researched construct in psychology and has been found to be closely associated with wellbeing, its relationship with religion is unclear. In view of the inconsistent pattern of the relationship between religion and self-esteem in the extant literature, this paper proposes a new construct, namely, religious self-esteem, in terms of the religion of Christianity. This
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Religious Discrimination Toward Other Religious Groups by Descendants of Religiously Heterogamous Versus Homogamous Parents Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Ângela Leite, Paulo Dias
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Writing in the Face of Social Death: Malcolm X’s Autobiography Representing Varied Sustaining Objects/Processes Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Ryan LaMothe
In this article, Malcom X’s autobiography is considered as a testament to the various people and ways he sustained himself in the face of the social death of racism. The article begins with brief explanations of racism and social death, viewing each in terms of the work of political philosophers Axel Honneth and Avishai Margalit, as well as the notions of faith and care. These two political philosophers
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Dreaming of God and the Role of Faith in Everyday Life: An Empirical Study Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Michael Schredl, Jan-Hendrik Mönch
In Christian faith, dreams – at least some – have been seen as messages from God; very powerful examples can be found in the Bible. However, empirical research regarding dreams of God is relatively scarce. Four hundred and fifty-two persons participated in the present survey, including a group from theology-related professions (theology students, priests, etc.). The findings indicate that the belief
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Narratives of Externality, Oppression, and Agency: Perceptions of the Role of the Demonic in Mental Illness Among Evangelical Christians Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Christopher E. M. Lloyd, Maxinne C. Panagopoulos
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The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study in the San Francisco Bay Area Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-17 Fairuziana Humam, Aminah McBryde-Redzovic, Iman Mahoui, Sara Ali, Heba Abolaban, Belal Zia, Rania Awaad
Muslim religious leaders provide guidance to their communities on social and spiritual aspects of life. Previous studies suggest that religious leaders (imams) may also offer counseling and mental health support for Muslims. Research has not investigated the extent to which Muslims rely on religious leaders to fulfill this role. This study explores the perceptions of Muslims in the San Francisco Bay
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Experiencing Religious Shunning: Insights into the Journey From Being a Member to Leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses Community Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Windy A. Grendele, Savin Bapir-Tardy, Maya Flax
This research explores qualitatively the experiences of individuals shunned by the Jehovah’s Witnesses community. Four key themes emerge from the 21 semistructured videoconferencing interviews which form the research data analysed using reflexive thematic analysis (Braun et al., 2019). These themes, namely Reasons for Being Shunned, the Judicial Committee, and Consequences of Religious Shunning and
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In Defence of Fun: Pastoral Care of Young People and the Seriousness of Fun Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-10 Chris D. Clements
The human enjoyment of fun is meaningful and yet optional. Fun is meaningful in the sense that fun is a celebration of goodness. Fun is optional in the sense that fun is an activity of responding to goods already realized more than it is an activity expected to produce these goods. Despite its optional character, fun is important within pastoral work, for fun can be employed as a caring practice, celebrating
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Conversations with God: How Are Religion and Spirituality Used to Make Sense of Forgiveness? Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-10 Anne Haikola
Forgiveness has a connection to religion and spirituality. Yet, little is known about how religious and spiritual people actually forgive. The present study investigated how religion and spirituality are used to make sense of forgiveness. The narratives of seven interviewees were chosen for close analysis of their experiences of forgiveness. McAdams’s life story interview method and narrative analysis
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Gendering Trauma: A Womanist Psychospiritual Analysis of Stress, Trauma, and Resilience Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Jessica Chapman Lape
African American women’s stress, trauma, and resilience are interconnected. African American women experience gender-base and race-based stress and trauma induced by white supremacy. This stress and trauma, characterized as the stress-trauma continuum, aims to hinder, or destroy, African American women’s psychospirituality. Yet, it is because of their intersecting identities that African American women
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The Silence of Othered Species: The Anthropocene Age, Trauma, and the Ontological Rift Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Ryan LaMothe
This article considers the notion of trauma in relation to more-than-human species and in the context of the environmental catastrophes of the Anthropocene Age. The claim is that other species have long experienced suffering and trauma at the hands of human beings and that this will only increase as the effects of climate change worsen. The argument begins by briefly exploring the meanings of trauma
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LGBTQ+ Stress, Trauma, Time, and Care Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Keith A. Menhinick, Cody J. Sanders
This article examines how family rejection, religious/spiritual violence, homelessness, adverse school experience, interpersonal violence, and other experiences common among LGBTQ+ people and communities can be reframed as part of a stress-trauma continuum. The pressures and compulsions of white heteropatriarchal society (e.g., of identification, heterosexuality, monogamy, gender expression, etc.)
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Psychometric Properties of the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale-Farsi Version Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Nahid Hoseininezhad, Simin Hosseinian, Abbas Abdollahi
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Male Pathological Grief in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol: A Pastoral Psychological Perspective Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Ryan LaMothe
In this article, I examine Frankenstein and A Christmas Carol to depict pathological male grief and its relation to larger cultural and economic systems. The lenses brought to this endeavor are pastoral and psychoanalytic. By pastoral, I mean, generally speaking, the ways faith and care are manifested in relationships and are, therefore, integral to the reality of grief and mourning. More specifically
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Examining Motivations to Walk the Camino de Santiago: A Typology of Pilgrims Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Snežana Brumec, Miran Lavrič, Andrej Naterer
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Weaving Together the Ancient and the Contemporary: Intersections of the Bhagavad Gita with Modern Psychology Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Megha Dhillon
The Bhagavad Gita is a well-known and deeply respected ancient text from the Indian subcontinent. It is widely regarded as a storehouse of spiritual knowledge. This article explores the different ways in which psychologists have approached the study of the Gita and the extent to which it has been acknowledged as providing concepts that can contribute to the creation of mental well-being in modern times
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Measuring God Mysticism: New Results of the Short Version of the God Mysticism Scale Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, Lindsey W. Vilca, Carlos Carbajal-León, Mario Reyes-Bossio, Margot Hilarion Palomino, Renzo Carranza Esteban, Martin Noe-Grijalva, Diego Vaca-Quintana, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Thomas G. Plante
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Migration, Trauma, and Spirituality: Intercultural, Collective, and Contextual Understanding and Treatment of Trauma for Displaced Communities Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Eunil David Cho
This article examines the traumatic impact of migration on displaced individuals and communities across the globe. Because migrants flee their homelands due to war, poverty, natural disaster, political violence, social injustice, and colonial oppression, migration trauma is inherently a collective, cumulative, and intercultural experience. The article argues that the prevailing model of trauma that
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Post-traumatic Growth and Resilience in Victim-Survivors of Genocidal Rape Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Nazila Isgandarova
Talking about rape, including genocidal rape and war, is not easy. However, it is also said that the threat to life enhances the will to live. Humans have the capacity to respond to everyday life with its challenges and adversities in a positive, resilient way. A considerable amount of literature in psychology, psychiatry, and other branches of the social sciences focuses on trauma and explores its
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Mapping the Spectral Call of Historical Trauma Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Hee-Kyu Heidi Park
The impact of historical traumas such as colonization and war haunt the lives of individuals, families, and communities across the generations. There have been multiple efforts to define such trauma experiences apart from the medical model. However, the particularities of historical trauma sometimes create dissonance in such understandings, calling for further articulation. This article names such
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Towards Trauma-Informed Buddhist Spiritual Care: A Mutual Critical Correlation of Vipassana Meditation and Somatic Experiencing Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-12 John Brooks Freese
Current scholarship on Buddhism and trauma therapy in the United States is largely focused on insight meditation (vipassana) as taught by the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and Spirit Rock. The scholarship has discussed how IMS/Spirit Rock vipassana teachings have been integrated into trauma therapy and how Spirit Rock has supplemented its vipassana teacher training with somatic trauma therapy theory
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A Theoretical and Theological Reframing of Trauma Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-06 M. Jan Holton, Jill L. Snodgrass
Racism, eco-violence, and myriad sociopolitical and interpersonal injustices continuously injure individuals, communities, and the globe, thereby challenging the human capacity to endure. The prevailing biomedical model of trauma, with its emphasis on pathology, fails to acknowledge the traumatic nature of these diffuse and pervasive injuries. The disciplines of spiritual and pastoral psychology are