RT Article
T1 Meaning and 'Meaning It' in the Psychology of Religion: The Absorption of an Academic Discipline into Culture
JF Pastoral psychology
VO 64
IS 3
SP 391
OP 405
A1 Kramp, Joseph M.
LA English
PB Springer Science Business Media B. V.
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1565779576
AB The author argues that the discipline of psychology of religion has been and is largely being absorbed into popular culture, where it no longer has any institutional backing and where it becomes much more difficult (if not impossible) for any authority to guide the conversation. While this presents a threat to the training of clergy in the pastoral arts, as well as the job prospects for recent Ph.D. graduates, it also presents an opportunity for insights to be deployed to a wider audience and for the most radical and simple teachings of the discipline to be revisited and debated in a more capacious setting. This article assesses the transformation of the discipline and the reasons why the discipline is important for houses of worship and the larger society, regardless of whether or not it is fully sponsored or accepted in academic institutions or theological seminaries. The author of the article uses some of the key insights from Erikson's () Young Man Luther, specifically chapter 6, 'The Meaning of 'Meaning It,'' to support the thesis.
K1 Clergy : Training of
K1 COLLEGE curriculum
K1 DOCTOR of philosophy degree
K1 Popular Culture
K1 Psychology
K1 Religion
K1 RELIGIOUS psychology
K1 Seminary
K1 University
DO 10.1007/s11089-014-0597-1