Spirituality

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Believing in Something Greater Than Ourselves is an integral part of our spiritual health.

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Our minds are designed to receive loving transcendent experiences. Learn more in this post and try some practices.

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Spiritual health includes experiencing transcendence.

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“Every single one of us is born with natural spirituality.” This preview clip features Dr. Lisa Miller—bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and The Awakened Brain, and researcher and professor in clinical psychology at the Teachers College of Columbia University. Lisa shares about her findings in the science of spirituality; our innate capacities to perceive, to feel, and to know a transcendent relationship; and the amazing role of the human brain in seeking out this transcendence beyond ourselves. With & For is launching in January 2024! Subscribe now in your favorite podcast app. With & For is launching in January...

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Abstract An extensive body of research points toward spirituality and religiousness as resources for promoting human thriving. People with strong connections to the transcendent and religious meaning in life often view morals and values as central to their self-concepts. Although moral identity theory and contemporary views of virtue development emphasize the importance of narrative identity for habituated moral action, the two are often discussed in isolation of each other. In this chapter, the authors highlight how their commonality is particularly evident when examining the potential of religion to provide a transcendent self-narrative that leads to virtue formation and moral action...

Research Project

Pamela King and team test the psychological viability of the MDAS scale among diverse youth.

Research Project

Our team seeks to test and develop a theoretical framework to help guide future research on gratitude.

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A daily spiritual practice focusing on embodied emotions provides insight into what matters most and informs purpose.

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What Does Spirituality Mean to Us? Trends in Spiritual Identification, Behavior, and Resiliency Session Description: As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and new challenges emerge, we recognize that spirituality has been more critical than ever to get us through these difficult times. Fresh data from the Fetzer Institute’s innovative study “What Does Spirituality Mean to Us?” reminds us that our spiritual lives connect us to our values, each other, and something greater than ourselves. Join Institute staff and research advisors for this insightful session that explores the latest trends in the understanding, practices, and benefits of spirituality and...

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Citation Nelson, J., Mangan, S., Baer, R. A., Ramdass, J. V., & King, P. E. et al. (2024). How diverse beliefs shape the experience of transcendent gratitude, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 19(1), 11-24. Abstract As a novel contribution, this study considers transcendent gratitude (e.g. gratitude towards non-human benefactors such as God, Science, or Karma) across diverse belief systems. The sample included 619 participants (M age 37.5, 52.6% female) across the U.S. with beliefs across three distinct categories: a) Theistic; 38.4%), b) Spiritual but not theistic; 26.4%, and c) Non-theistic/Non-spiritual (Other);…

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Research with Compassion International yielded results explaining the assets that come from spirituality across countries and challenges.