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Pargament Kenneth I (Kenneth Ira), <1950-> |
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The psychology of religion and coping : theory, research, practice / / Kenneth I. Pargament |
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New York, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : The Guilford Press, , 1997 |
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©1997 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (562 p.) |
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Psychology, Religious |
Adjustment (Psychology) - Religious aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments ; Contents; Chapter One - An Introduction to the Psychology Of Religion and Coping ; Introduction; Why Study Religion and Coping; Why a Psychology of Religion and Coping; Bridging Worldviews and Practices; Bridging Methods of Knowing the World; Enriching Religion through Psychological Study; Enriching Psychology Through Religious Study; Wht the Psychology of Religion and Coping Cannot Offer; Ain Unbiased Portrayal; Conclusions and Plan of the Book; Part One - A Perspective on Religion |
Chapter Two - ""The Sacred and the Search For Significance"" Entering The Religious Labyrinth; The Many Meanings of Religion; Towards a Definition of Religion; The Substantive Tradition: The Sacredas the Mark of Religion; The Functional Tradition: The Struggle -with Ultimatelame* as the Mark of Religion; Bridging the Substantive and Functional Traditions:The Sacred and the Search for Significanceas the Mark of Religion; A Definition of Religion; Chapter Three - ""Religious Means : Pathways To Significance"" ; Ways of' Feeling, Thinking, Acting, and Relating; Feeling; Thinking; Acting |
RalathtgMany Shapes, Many Sizes; Pathways as Functional Mechanisms; Some Final Thoughts about Religious Pathways; Religious Ends: Destinations of Significance; The Place of the Human, The Place of the |
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Spiritual; The Variety of Personal and Social Ends of Religion; Religion and the Search for Meaning; Religion and the Search for Comfort; A Shelter from the World; A Shelter from Human Impulse; Religion and the Search for Self; Religion and the Search for Community; Intimacy; A B etter World; Some Final Thoughts about Religious Destinations |
Religious Orientations to the Means and Ends of SignificanceThe Polarization of the Means and Ends of Religion; On the positive end is the intrinsic religious orientation; Intrinsic and Extrinsic Orientations; Quest Orientation; Implications of a Means-and-BncL Approach; Explaining Some Puzzling Finclingt; Are There Only Three Religious Orientations?; Religious Disorientation; Beyound Religious Orientations; P art Two - A Perspective on Coping; Chapter Four - An Introduction to the Concept of Coping; The Historical Context of Coping; External Historical Forces; Internal Historical Forces |
The Intrapsychic Response to StressThe Physiological Response to Stress; The Psychological Response to Stress; Social Stresssors; First Steps in the Study of Coping; The Central Qualities of Coping; The Worker Trapped by High Expectations; The Running Rabbit Hobbled by Illness; Coping as an Encounter between Person and Situation; Coping as Multidimensional; Coping as a Multilayered Contextual Phenomenon; Coping as Possibilities and Choices; Diversity as a Hallmark of Coping; Conclusions; Chapter Five - The Flow of Coping; Assumption I: People Seek Significance; The Sense of Significance |
The Objects of Significance |
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When faced with a crisis, why do some people turn to religion to help them cope, while others turn away? Is religious belief merely a defense or a form of denial? Is spirituality a help or a hindrance in times of stress? Building a much-needed bridge between two different worlds of thought and practice--religion and psychology--this volume sensitively interweaves theory with first-hand accounts, clinical insight, and scientific research. The book underscores the need for greater sensitivity to religion and spirituality in the context of helping relationships, and suggests a range of ways that |
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