The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice - Brossura

Pargament, Kenneth I.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1572306645 ISBN 13: 9781572306646

Casa editrice: Guilford Press, 2001

Riassunto

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 of 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 faith might be used more fully to help people in crisis.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University, where he is also Director of Clinical Training of the clinical psychology PhD program. He is coeditor ofForgiveness: Theory, Research, and Practice (with Michael E. McCullough and Carl E. Thoresen).

Contenuti:

An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion and Coping. Part I: A Perspective on Religion. The Sacred and the Search for Significance. Religious Pathways and Religious Destinations. Part II: A Perspective on Coping. An Introduction to the Concept of Coping. The Flow of Coping. Part III: The Religion and Coping Connection. When People Turn to Religion. When They Turn Away. The Many Faces of Religion in Coping. Religion and the Mechanisms of Coping - The Transformation of Significance. Part IV: Evaluative and Practical Implications. Does it Work? Religion and the Outcomes of Coping. When Religion Fails - Problems of Integration in the Process of Coping. Putting Religion into Practice.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Guilford Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1572306645
• ISBN 13: 9781572306646
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 548