Religion, spirituality, and positive psychology : understanding the psychological fruits of faith / Thomas G. Plante, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Plante, Thomas G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Religious.

Well-being--Religious aspects.

Well-being.

Fruit of the Spirit.

Physical Description:

xvii, 291 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]

Summary:

In recent years, scholars from an array of disciplines applied cutting-edge research techniques to determining the effects of faith. Religion, Spirituality, and Positive Psychology: Understanding the Psychological Fruits of Faith brings those scholars together to share what they learned. Through their thoughtful, evidence-based reflections, this insightful book demonstrates the positive benefits of spiritual and religious engagement, both for individual practitioners and for society as a whole. The book covers Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and other major traditions across culture in two sections. The first focuses on ways in which religious and spiritual engagement improves psychological and behavioral health. The second highlights the application of this knowledge to physical, psychological, and social problems. Each chapter focuses on a spiritual "fruit," among them humility, hope, tolerance, gratitude, forgiveness, better health, and recovery from disease or addiction, explaining how the fruit is "planted" and why faith helps it flourish.

Contents:

Section I The Fruit of the Spirit 1

Chapter 1 Fruit of Faith, Fruit of the Spirit / Thomas G. Plante Plante, Thomas G. 3

Chapter 2 Gratitude / Robert A. Emmons Emmons, Robert A., Anjali Mishra Mishra, Anjali 9

Chapter 3 Humility / Richard A. Bollinger Bollinger, Richard A., Peter C. Hill Hill, Peter C. 31

Chapter 4 Hope / David B. Feldman Feldman, David B., Maximilian M. Kubota Kubota, Maximilian M. 49

Chapter 5 Forgiveness / Everett L. Worthington Worthington, Everett L., Don E. Davis Davis, Don E., Joshua N. Hook Hook, Joshua N., Jon R. Webb Webb, Jon R., Loren Toussaint Toussaint, Loren, Steven J. Sandage Sandage, Steven J., Aubrey L. Gartner Gartner, Aubrey L., Daryl R. Van Tongeren Tongeren, Daryl R. Van 63

Chapter 6 Goodness / Thomas G. Plante Plante, Thomas G. 79

Chapter 7 Tolerance / Richard L. Gorsuch Gorsuch, Richard L., Aubyn Fulton Fulton, Aubyn 91

Chapter 8 Loving-Kindness / Shauna L. Shapiro Shapiro, Shauna L., Megha Sahgal Sahgal, Megha 109

Chapter 9 Vocation: Finding Joy and Meaning in Our Work / Diane E. Dreher Dreher, Diane E. 127

Section II Cultivating the Fruit 143

Chapter 10 Psychotherapy and Virtue: Positive Psychology and Spiritual Weil-Being / Len Sperry Sperry, Len, Jonathan J. Sperry Sperry, Jonathan J. 145

Chapter 11 Ordinary Mind: Meditation-Initiated Integrative Therapy (MET) / Caifang Jeremy Zhu Zhu, Caifang Jeremy 159

Chapter 12 Life Contingencies and the Psychosocial Fruits of Faith in Late Adulthood / Michele Dillon Dillon, Michele, Paul Wink Wink, Paul 177

Section III Harvesting the Fruit 193

Chapter 13 Temperance and Addiction / Michelle J. Pearce Pearce, Michelle J., Amy Wachholtz Wachholtz, Amy 195

Chapter 14 Educational and Health Disparities: How Faith-Based Organizations Can Address Inequities among Latinos/as / John E. Pérez Pérez, John E., Leyla M. Pérez-Gualdrón Pérez-Gualdrón, Leyla M. 213

Chapter 15 Reaping Fruits of Spirituality through Psycho-Spiritual Integrative Therapy during Cancer Recovery / Kathleen Wall Wall, Kathleen, Diana Corwin Corwin, Diana, Cheryl Koopman Koopman, Cheryl 233

Section IV Reflections on the Fruit 247

Chapter 16 The Men's Spirituality Group: A Leader's Personal Narrative / Carl E. Thoresen Thoresen, Carl E. 249

Chapter 17 Fruit of the Spirit: Next Steps / Thomas G. Plante Plante, Thomas G. 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313398452

0313398453

9780313398469

0313398461

OCLC:

768800367