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Rowan, Shirley Ann. "Promoting spiritual development." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020397/.
Full textWakaruk, Kathryn. "Spiritual development in the adolescent." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.
Full textChow, Hong-yu, and 周康宇. "Students' perception of spiritual development." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42553970.
Full textDake, Charles S. "Spiritual development for church leadership." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.
Full textChow, Hong-yu. "Students' perception of spiritual development." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42553970.
Full textGilson, Gregory C. "Spiritual development by personality type." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
Full textSmith, Mary Clare. "Relationships among Cognitive, Spiritual, and Wisdom Development in Adults." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1340804343.
Full textHinrichs, Diane. "Comparing spiritual development theory to homosexual identity development theory." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1298.
Full textStinson, Joseph David. "Spiritual renewal through the development of spiritual lives of men in the congregation." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0622.
Full textGray, Franklin Henry. "A study of character formation in spiritual leaders." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1994. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p030-0050.
Full textGoldfarb, Jason B. "Student spiritual development associated with fraternity affiliation /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131400056.pdf.
Full textThomas, George Wayne. "The continuing personal spiritual development of pastors." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2008. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
Full textThomas, Charles Nolan. "The relationships between cognitive deficits and spiritual development." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2008. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
Full textWilson, Charlene E. "Religion, spirituality & spiritual development of undergraduate students." Scholarly Commons, 2006. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/632.
Full textBrearley, Sarah Grace. "Business and sustainable development : lessons from spiritual organisations." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405188.
Full textMahfoud, Bassima. "Spiritual development in the poetry of T.S. Eliot." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2009. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20000/.
Full textKoomson, Mary. "The Issue of Morality : Spiritual Development in the Gymnasium." Thesis, University of Gävle, Ämnesavdelningen för kultur- och religionsvetenskap, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-5007.
Full textThis is minor field study conducted in Gävle, Sweden. The purpose of the field study is to find answers to questions related to morality and spirituality with the main concern of investigating the phenomena in the gymnasium. Aspects of this presentation focus on the role of religion in moral development, on whether spirituality necessarily evokes a sense of morality or if they are entirely separate issues. This presentation also explains briefly what spirituality is, as well as expatiating on certain moral theories propounded by certain scholars and its relevance to the study. Since morality can sometimes be relative to persons in different places, I also did a brief comparative work by looking at the situation in Ghana and Sweden when it comes to morality.
The phenomenological method was chosen in conducting this research. In line with this I interviewed two students in the gymnasium, I distributed questionnaires to twenty three other students and I interviewed a priest twice to gather some information which was resourceful in organising this study. In Ghana, morality is averagely a matter of social importance and most persons, though not everyone, serve as a check to ensure that what are believed to be right actions are distinguished from wrong actions. Religion forms the core of spirituality for most Ghanaians. With 93.3% of the population claiming to be religious, this issue is not surprising. It is with much interest therefore that I conducted a fieldwork in Sweden to know the varied views in spirituality and morality. There are a lot of similarities to say, in terms of morality and spirituality in Sweden and in Ghana. However, the enormous differences cannot be left out.
Boerckel, Richard. "The development of spiritual shepherds within the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
Full textBarrett, Michelle C. Sterk. "Fostering the spiritual development of undergraduates through service-learning." Thesis, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3706486.
Full textBy integrating spiritual development theories with Sanford's theory of challenge and support and study findings, this mixed methods study examines how spiritual development may be occurring through service-learning. The relationship between service-learning participation and spiritual growth is analyzed by addressing the following research questions: 1) Does spiritual growth occur among undergraduates participating in service-learning? 2) Which aspects of the service-learning experience relate to the occurrence of spiritual growth? 3) What role do "challenge" and "support" play in the process of spiritual growth?
The 272 study participants are drawn from the Boston College PULSE Program, a service-learning program that requires 10-12 hours of weekly service for the full academic year while students simultaneously take an interdisciplinary philosophy and theology course entitled, Person and Social Responsibility. The quantitative strand of this study sought to objectively understand the components of the PULSE program that may relate to spiritual development among undergraduates through a pre-test/post-test survey adapted from the College Student Beliefs and Values instrument created by Astin, Astin, & Lindholm (2011). The qualitative strand consisted of semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with eleven study participants whose quantitative survey results demonstrated particularly high or low levels of spiritual change.
Study findings indicate that nearly 80% of study participants grew spiritually during the service-learning experience. Consistent with Sanford's (1962, 1966,1967) theory of college student development and the spiritual development theories of Fowler (1981) and Daloz Parks (2000), spiritual growth was most likely to occur when students experienced significant challenge balanced with support. Qualitative and quantitative results found that challenge was related to the eye opening experience of witnessing injustice at service sites while simultaneously being exposed to diverse perspectives through course assignments and discussions. This eye opening experience led students to struggle spiritually as they questioned prior assumptions and beliefs. Support was found in relationships and effective integration of course content with the service experience.
Monahan, Kevin Daniel. "Influence of technology on adolescent development and spiritual formation." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2009. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
Full textWatson, Francois Gerald. "The development of a spiritual wellness framework for the work context / Francois Gerald Watson." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1661.
Full textBrown, Alan L. "Development and evaluation of a program designed to apply attachment disorder principles to the spiritual realm." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p001-1243.
Full textStoppa, Tara M. Rovine Michael J. Corneal Sherry. "The varieties of spiritual experience revisited individual development and expression of spiritual identity during the transition to adulthood /." [University Park, Pa.] : Pennsylvania State University, 2009. http://etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-4529/index.html.
Full textSharma, Renu C. S. "Education for spiritual development, synergy of mind, body and soul." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58711.pdf.
Full textHostler, Heather R. "Exploring religious experience spiritual development during attempted sexual orientation change /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.
Full textGrassley, Edward Brian. "The role of suffering in the development of spiritual maturity." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2000. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0209.
Full textComeaux, Russell Mark. "Spiritual development differences between online and on campus college students." Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3570188.
Full textThe purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore spiritual development differences between online and on-campus students. For this study, spiritual maturation was measured by the locus of authority and view of self and others, primarily as measured by the God Image Scales. The assumption was that development is marked by a shift in locus of authority from an external to internal orientation and, along with this process, an individual's focus also moves from self to others. The first phase of the study was quantitative and consisted of the administration of the God Image Scales and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. The latter scales was administered to control for potential influence of participants providing responses they deemed to be expected or socially appropriate. Results revealed differences in the perspectives and experiences shared by the younger on-campus students and those shared by older online and graduate students. A second, qualitative phase of the study consisted of small group interviews conducted in chat rooms and email interviews conducted with individual students. Findings from this phase consisted of students' perceptions about God, spirituality, spiritual development, and spiritual maturity. Lastly, mixed methods analyses compared and contrasted the quantitative and qualitative results. Significant findings are summarized and discussed, and recommendations are offered to assist administration to support and challenge college students' spiritual development.
Hoopes, Marva L. "The power of story in the spiritual development of children." Thesis, Biola University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3589727.
Full textIn a child's life, the church has minimal time to make a maximum impact. The time children are in church must not be wasted, but should be spent in valuable and life changing ways. Stories have long been included in Christian education, but is the practice of telling stories something that is continued merely because "we've always done it this way," or is there merit in continuing their use? Story is a wildly popular theme in Christian education today and children love stories, but there is more to a story than mere amusement? Parents and Christian educators wrestle with questions such as "How do stories have lasting meaning and life changing influence on children's lives?" "How can stories be used to affect children's spiritual growth?" "What kinds of stories should be included?" These are important questions to consider as Christian educators set pedagogical goals and specific methodology is followed.
This research attempts to address these questions by investigating empirical, theoretical, and theological literature related to two domains: (a) what characterizes the spiritual life and development of children, and (b) how story can be used by Christian educators and parents to benefit the instruction and spiritual growth of children. Beginning with an analysis of the spiritual life of children, it will then be shown how story affects the whole person, rendering it a very powerful medium. Using Luke 10:27 as an organizing principle, story is analyzed as to how it affects the heart, the affective realm; the soul, the spiritual realm; strength, the behavioral realm; the mind, the cognitive realm; and loving neighbor as oneself, the social realm. These realms, together, comprise a faith that involves a totality of commitment. Recommendations are then made as to how parents and Christian educators can use the power of story to benefit the instruction and spiritual growth of children. The use of story can be a spark for children's spiritual growth and holds great potential benefit for the church and for the children who are a part of the community of faith.
Mukadam, Mohamed Hussein. "Spiritual and moral development of Muslim pupils in state schools." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497569.
Full textPridmore, John Stuart. "Transfiguring fantasy : spiritual development in the work of George MacDonald." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2000. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10006630/.
Full textSteinke, Alyssa K. "Exploring Spiritual Development in Transitional Periods Through Art and Journaling." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2013. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/27.
Full textYounger, Stephen. "Religious observance and spiritual development within Scotland's 'Curriculum for Excellence'." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/8903/.
Full textIn Educating school staff to experience and deliver the sensings (p 223), it merged that the issue is one of helping secular staff in particular to find a spiritual context for exploration and development of the sensings. In training faith representatives to experience and deliver the sensings (p 227) the issue is one of helping faith practitioners to explore and develop the sensings in the secular educational framework.
Burton, Debra K. "A multidimensional assessment of the impact of a spiritual growth campaign (40 days of purpose) on individual spiritual development /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2004. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
Full textBroggi, Carl Joseph. "The development and implementation of a spiritual gift based ministry for believers in the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.
Full textJones, John K. "The development and evaluation of an instrument for assessing the spiritual formation program at Lincoln Christian College." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
Full textMiracle, David. "Providing a process for spiritual growth and leadership development in men." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2004. http://www.tren.com.
Full textHyatt, Frederick Roger. "Spiritual and Character Development in Online Education at Brigham Young University." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8782.
Full textSchmalz, Jonathan E. "Development and Validation of a Measure of Religious and Spiritual Flexibility." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700031/.
Full textSmart, Diane C. "Primary school assembly perspectives and practices : implications for pupils' spiritual development." Thesis, n.p, 2001. http://oro.open.ac.uk/18835.
Full textWard, John A. "Development and validation of transtheoretical measures for college student spiritual expression /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2003. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3112131.
Full textPennington, Ann. "A teaching model for hope and spiritual development in senior adults." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
Full textYi, Sun Mi. "Spiritual growth through the Tabernacle type prayer training /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1701252731&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textIncludes abstract and vita. Translated from Korean. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-205).
Poliquin, Ben. "The practice and development of exorcism in the early Latin church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
Full textCummings, Jeremy P. "Spiritual Identity Formation: Testing a Model of Religious Conversion Processes." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1321191940.
Full textScurry, Frank P. "The development of a seminar to assist the local church in the identification of the spiritual gifts of its members." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
Full textShakespeare, Karen. "Knowing, being and doing : the spiritual life development of Salvation Army officers." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2011. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/211700/.
Full textShakespeare, Karen. "Knowing, being and doing: the spiritual life development of Salvation Army officers." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2011. https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/211700/1/ShakespeareK_Thesis_2011.pdf.
Full textBowers, Victoria L. "The Power of Faith and Spiritual Perspectives| A 2-Day Spiritual Coping Workshop for Relational Trauma Survivors| A Program Development Study." Thesis, Saybrook University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13426581.
Full textPargament and Sweeney (2011) found that when spiritual coping is applied in healing from trauma, the elements of faith and spirituality can bring about feelings of peace, comfort, hope, and joy. The purpose of this research was to explore how spiritual coping following a trauma may offer positive changes in a person’s existential, spiritual, religious, and psychological life (Castella & Simmonds, 2013). This research study implemented the latest research for spiritual coping for trauma survivors into a 2-day psychoeducational program with experiential exercises that taught 10 participants effective spiritual coping constructs and techniques.
The research was conducted in three parts: 1) create a workshop based on the literature review, 2) provide the workshop to interested individuals who met the criteria for the research study, 3) evaluate the workshop using the feedback provided by participants. The researcher used a mixed methods study using quantitative and qualitative methods: 1) 20-item surveys following each module and 2) 20-minute focus group at the conclusion of the workshop. Surveys were analyzed using a quantitative analysis and comparison of percentages. The focus group was analyzed using a qualitative thematic analysis highlighting the main themes.
Six modules were created for the workshop using program development: 1) relational trauma and spirituality, 2) spiritual meaning-making, 3) prayer and meditation, 4) hope and happiness, 5) finding meaning through suffering, and 6) integrating spirituality into trauma recovery. Through PAR, participants indicated the following conclusions: 1) addressing spirituality in a group setting highlights the ways spirituality can be a source for human connectedness, self-awareness, strength, and resilience and 2) by utilizing the spiritual coping curriculum participants learned that spirituality can be a healing source by providing opportunities for meaning-making, transformative goals, and post-traumatic growth.
This research study contributes to understanding of the intersection of spiritual coping and trauma recovery in the field of psychology. Spiritual concerns should be included as a part of treatment planning for trauma survivors (Smith, 2004). More work needs to be done to help incorporate spirituality into mainstream mental health care. Further research should be done to identify the aspects of how spirituality that should be incorporated in trauma care. More research needs to be done to find out how this spiritual coping program may be effective for other clinical populations.
Panas, Wojciech R. "Assessing change in faith development of theology students from a Charismatic background /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1901910271&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textDemchuk, Leslie D. "The origin and development of Paul's theology of the charismata." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.
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