Was bedeutet Spiritualitat?
Befunde, Analysen und Fallstudien aus Deutschland
by Heinz Streib and Barbara Keller
English summary: Many people in the USA, but also in Germany self-identify as “spiritual” or say “I am more spiritual than religious.” But what exactly is the meaning of “spirituality”? What are the psychological and biographical underpinnings of preferences for this self-identification? Barbara Keller and Heinz Streib answer these questions with reference to results of the Bielefeld-based Cross-cultural Study on “Spirituality” – with focus on the German participants. The authors present qualitative and quantitative results that are relevant for researchers as well as for people working in education, counseling, churches and the media. German description: Ich bin mehr spirituell als religios” sagen immer mehr Menschen in den U.S.A., aber auch in Deutschland. Was heisst hier “Spiritualitat”? Welche psychologischen und biographischen Veranderungen sind damit verbunden? Heinz Streib und Barbara Keller geben Antworten, gestutzt auf die qualitativen und quantitativen Ergebnisse der an der Universitat Bielefeld durchgefuhrten Studie zur Semantik und Psychologie von “Spiritualitat”. Eine lohnenswerte Lekture uber Veranderungen im religiosen Feld fur alle, die sich an Universitat und Schule, in Seelsorge und Beratung, in Kirchen und Medien mit dem Phanomen “Spiritualitat” beschaftigen.
- By (author) Barbara Keller
- By (author) Heinz Streib
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