Abstract
Religious and spiritual meaning making
and transformation One of the major
trends in the psychology of religion is
the growing interest in religious and
spiritual meaning making in relation to
religious and spiritual transformation
processes, notably as the aftermath of
traumatic experiences and in situations
of crisis, stress or disease when personal
well-being is at stake and coping
activities and skills are enhanced. This
volume covers this broad and complex
area of interrelated issues. The
contributions focus on religious and
spiritual meaning making and
transformation. They do not compose
an integrated perspective on religious
meaning making and transformation
processes. Rather, this volume
assembles and presents the current
state of research on this complex of
issues. Thus it not only provides an
excellent overview of the psychological
study of constructs of meaning and
religious transformation, but also
contributes to our knowledge of
contemporary religious life in the
context of socio-cultural transformation
processes (pluralisation, globalization).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Constructs of meaning and religious transformation. Current issues in the psychology of religion |
| Editors | H Westerink |
| Place of Publication | Gottingen |
| Publisher | Van den Hoeck & Ruprecht |
| Pages | 259-273 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-8471-0099-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |