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Thriving
Self-Care
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Strength Training for Thriving: How to Build our Mental Health Muscles
As mental health awareness grows, Pamela King reflects on the tools we need to live coherent, purposeful lives.
Spirituality
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A Practice: The Five B’s of Thriving by Accessing God’s Love
Our research-based framework highlights the 5 modes in which we can actively develop and strengthen your thriving "muscles."
Resilience
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Recovering from Hardship
Dr. Pamela King discusses how tapping into our faith and contributing to a flourishing world can help us thrive through difficulty.
Gratitude
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Gratitude and Thriving
Summary In response to professor of psychology at University of California, Davis, Robert Emmons on gratitude to God, Pamela Ebstyne King explains how gratitude can both guide us and propel us toward thriving and the good life. Author’s Note This talk was given at the 2022 Integration Symposium and was originally published on FULLER Studio.
Thriving
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Back to the Future: Volf’s Eschatological Vision of Flourishing for a Psychology of Thriving
Citation King, P. E., & Baer, R. A. (2022). Back to the future: Volf’s eschatological vision of flourishing for a psychology of thriving. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 50(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/00916471211072312 Abstract In this article, we aim to explain how Miroslav Volf’s theology of flourishing provides a new vision for psychologists. As the Henry B. Wright Professor and Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Volf is recognized as one of the most influential living theologians. His recent work offers a theology of human flourishing based in an eschatological vision of God’s homecoming, the unification of...
Spirituality
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Next Wave Spirituality: Thriving From Within and From Beyond
As the world continues to languish, Dr. Pamela King emphasizes the need for spirituality as a source of personal and societal transformation.
Christian
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Slowing Down and Thriving This Advent
Dr. Pamela King highlights the importance of pacing during the holidays, offering self-awareness practices to refocus on what matters most.
Thriving
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An Invitation to Thrive
Dr. Pamela King invites leaders to reimagine and lead in new ways in order to enable all people and communities to thrive.
Thriving
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Thriving with Stone Age Minds: Evolutionary Psychological and Christian Perspectives on Human Flourishing.
Citation Barrett, J. L. (2021). Thriving with Stone Age Minds: Evolutionary Psychology, Christian Faith, and the Quest for Human Flourishing. InterVarsity Press. About the Author Justin L. Barrett (PhD, Cornell University) is the founder and president of Blueprint 1543 and adjunct professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he was formerly director of the Thrive Center for Human Development and chief project developer in the Office for Science, Theology, and Religion Initiatives. His books include Born Believers and Cognitive Science, Religion, and Theology. Pamela Ebstyne King (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the executive director of the Thrive Center and the Peter L....
Thriving
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The Power of Storytelling: Shaping Future Generations with Our Past
Rodrigo Riveros discusses the importance of life stories in promoting brain development and meaning-making in adolescents.
Agility
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The Wows and Woes of Graduation: Traversing Transition with Hope
Dr. Pamela King reflects on her hopes for her son as he graduates high school and her new role as a partner in this next phase of their lives.
Joy
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Joy as a Virtue: The Means and Ends of Joy (Portugues (Brasil))
Citation King, P. E., & Defoy, F. (2021). Alegria como virtude: Os meios e finsda alegria. (Joy as a virtue: The means and ends of joy). Journal of Teleological Science, 1(1), 117-163. Abstract To grasp human flourishing and thriving, we must understand joy. However, no theoretical models explain the complexity of joy as a fruit of the Spirit, nor fully account for its impact on human life. We suggest that joy is best conceptualized as a virtue, a psychological habit, comprised of characteristic adaptations and given meaning by transcendent narrative…
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