Research in the social scientific study of religion / Volume 21 / / edited by Ralph L. Piedmont and Andrew Village.
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. This volume includes a special section on spirituality and hope that brings together theoreticists and practitioners who prese...
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Year of Publication: | 2010 |
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
21. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material -- All in the Mind? Psychological, Social, and Religious Predictors of Civic Volunteerism among Churchgoers in England / Interpersonal Spirituality between College Students and Fathers / Trouble with Spirituality / The Suffering with God Scale: Theoretical Development, Psychometric Analyses, and Relationships with Indices of Religiosity / Introduction to the Special Section: Hope and Spirituality: A Neglected Topic in the Social Sciences / The Hopes of World Religions: Profiles in Attachment, Mastery, and Survival / Hope, Spirituality, Optimism, Pessimism, and Anxiety: A Kuwaiti-American Comparison / Goal Focused Hope, Spiritual Hope, and Well-being / Hoping in Nature: Pragmatic Hope and Spirituality / Hope and Its Spiritual Nature: A Powerful Vehicle for Healing / Authors’ Biographies -- Manuscript Reviewers -- Subject Index -- Names Index. |
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Summary: | Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. This volume includes a special section on spirituality and hope that brings together theoreticists and practitioners who present original research on this important and neglected topic. Alongside this section are papers presenting studies on subjects such as civic participation, suffering with God, and spirituality. Together these papers represent important contributions that advance theory and evidence in a number of different fields of contemporary relevance to the study of religion. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1283851962 9004216464 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Ralph L. Piedmont and Andrew Village. |