December, 2017 | Transforming Chaplaincy

Theological Beliefs about Suffering and Interactions with the Divine

December 7, 2017 suffering

This study situated theologically based beliefs about suffering as “mid-level” variables within a multilevel framework of ways in which people relate to the Divine. We examined [...]
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Religious and Spiritual Struggles, Past and Present: Relations to the Big Five and Well-Being

December 7, 2017 religious/spiritual struggle, spiritual struggle

The present research examined the relations between the Big Five factors of personality, religious/spiritual (r/s) struggles (tensions, conflicts, and strains pertaining to r/s life), and [...]
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Developing Agreed and Accepted Understandings of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Concepts among Members of an Innovative Spirituality Interest Group in the Republic of Ireland

December 6, 2017 spiritual care, spirituality

A Spirituality Interest Group (SIG) was set up in in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland (ROI), in March 2013. This paper reports on some of the [...]
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Therapist Effects and Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy

December 6, 2017 psychology

Research on therapist effectiveness (i.e., therapist effects) is important for spiritually oriented psychotherapy to mature and flourish as a specialty. Therapist effects are described and [...]
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International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes about Research

December 6, 2017 Professionalization, research

An online survey was conducted by twelve professional chaplain organizations to assess chaplains’ attitudes about and involvement in research. A total of 2,092 chaplains from 23 countries [...]
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