Measuring the Spiritual, Character, and Moral Formation of Seminarians: In Search of a Meta-Theory of Spiritual Change

Theological schools are well situated to create intentional cultures for the purpose of spiritual formation. Indeed, most schools of theology have this goal as an essential part of their mission as well as a requirement for continued accreditation. And yet, the measurement of spiritual formation ove...

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Authors: Porter, Steven L. 1970- (Author) ; Sandage, Steven J. (Author) ; Wang, David C. (Author) ; Hill, Peter C. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Sage Publishing 2019
In: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Year: 2019, 卷: 12, 發布: 1, Pages: 5-24
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B spiritual assessment
B Spiritual Formation
B psychology of religion
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總結:Theological schools are well situated to create intentional cultures for the purpose of spiritual formation. Indeed, most schools of theology have this goal as an essential part of their mission as well as a requirement for continued accreditation. And yet, the measurement of spiritual formation over time is fraught with challenges. This article seeks to address some of these challenges by means of developing a meta-theory of positive change/growth which would eventually serve as a theoretical basis for the development of a generalizable and reliable measurement tool.
ISSN:2328-1030
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1939790918797481