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1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Part one. Research in the social scientific study of religion. Openness and spiritual development in adolescents / Brien S. Kelley, Aurelie M. Athan, and Lisa F. Miller -- Jung : mentor for pastoral counselors / William J. Sneck -- Relations among spirituality and religiosity and axis II functioning in two college samples / Ralph L. Piedmont, Catherine J. Hassinger, Janelle Rhorer, Martin F. Sherman -- Associations between humility, spiritual transcendence, and forgiveness / Christine Powers, Ruth K. Nam, Wade C. Rowatt, and Peter C. Hill. Part two / Special section on positive psychology. Introduction to special section on positive psychology / Joseph W. Ciarrocchi and Gina M. Yanni-Brelsford -- Vocation identity questionnaire : measuring the sense of calling / Diane E. Dreher, Katherine A. Holloway, and Erin Schoenfelder -- Spirituality and God-attachment as predictors of subjective well-being for seminarians and nuns in India / Dudley Mendonca, K. Elizabeth Oakes, Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, William J. Sneck -- Child abuse, personality, and spirituality as predictors of happiness in Maltese College students / Michael Galea, Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, Ralph L. Piedmont, and Robert J. Wicks -- Spiritual transcendence and religious practices in recovery from pathological gambling : reducing pain or enhancing quality of life? / James M. Walsh, Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, Ralph L. Piedmont, and Deborah Haskins -- Patience as a virtue : religious and psychological perspectives / Sarah A. Schnitker and Robert A. Emmons -- Inward, outward, upward prayers and personal character / Kevin L. Ladd, Meleah L. Ladd, Peter Ashbaugh, Danielle Trnka -- Life satisfaction and spirituality in adolescents / Brien S. Kelley and Lisa Miller -- Relationship between spirituality, assessed through self-transcendent goal strivings, and positive psychological attributes / Gary K. Leak, Kristina M. DeNeve, and Adam J. Greteman. |
| Summary |
Contains various articles on spiritual development among adolescents, spiritual transcendence, Jung and pastoral counseling and spirituality and religiosity. This book also includes a section of nine articles which is devoted to several aspects of positive psychology and its usage in practice. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Religion and sociology.
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Religion and sociology. |
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Religion.
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Religion. |
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Social sciences.
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Social sciences. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Piedmont, Ralph L., 1958-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Research in the social scientific study of religion. Volume 18. Leiden : Brill, 2007 9789004158511 9004158510 (OCoLC)86168538 |
| ISBN |
9789047419648 (electronic book) |
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9047419642 (electronic book) |
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1281921386 |
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9781281921383 |
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