Research in the social scientific study of religion. Volume 21

Research in the social scientific study of religion. Volume 21 / edited by Ralph L. Piedmont and Andrew Village.

This volume includes a section on spirituality and hope that brings together theoreticists and practitioners who present original research on this important topic. Alongside this section are papers presenting studies on civic participation, suffering with God and spirituality.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Piedmont, Ralph L., 1958-, Village, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Biggleswade : Brill ; Extenza Turpin [distributor], ©2010.
Series:Research in the social scientific study of religion ; 21.
Subjects:
Religion and sociology.
sociology of religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Religion and sociology
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Contents
  • All in the mind? psychological, social, and religious predictors of civic volunteerism among churchgoers in England / Andreew Villlage and Leslie J. Francis
  • Interpersonal spirituality between college students and fathers / Gina M. Brelsford
  • Trouble with spirituality / Paul Wink
  • The suffering with God scale : theoretical development, psychometric analyses, and relationships with indices of religiosity / Marcia Webb [and others]
  • Part II. Special section : hope and spirituality
  • Introduction to the special section : hope and spirituality : a neglected topic in the social sciences / Anthony Scioli
  • The hopes of world religions : profiles in attachment, mastery, and survival / Anthony Scioli
  • Hope, spirituality, optimism, pessimism, and anxiety : a Kuwaiti-American comparison / Ahmed Abdel-Khalek and Anthony Scioli
  • Goal focused hope, spiritual hope, and well-being / Jen Unwin and Joanne M. Dickson
  • Hoping in nature : pragmatic hope and spirituality / Patrick Shade
  • Hope and its spiritual nature : a powerful vehicle for healing / Kenneth H. Hamilton and Joyce O. Murphy.

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