The psychology of religion and coping : theory, research, practice / Kenneth I. Pargament.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pargament, Kenneth I. (Kenneth Ira), 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Religious.

Adjustment (Psychology)--Religious aspects.

Adjustment (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (562 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : The Guilford Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4625-2742-6

OCLC:

951221847