Faith in Development Mixed-Method Studies on Worldviews and Religious Styles
How has faith developed in the US and German societies across the last decades? In a three-wave longitudinal investigation of faith development, this study presents the changes of worldview and meaning-making that people associate with their religious, spiritual, agnostic and atheist identifications...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld :
transcript Verlag
2024.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009841740306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- References
- I. Part A: Conceptual &
- Methodological Perspectives
- Chapter 1 Religious Styles and Types: Studying Change and Development in Worldview and Faith
- Religious Change and Development - The Focus of Our Research
- Our Contributions in Three Areas of Investigation
- Deconversion
- Spirituality
- Faith Development over Time
- Convergencies: Dynamics and Processes in Personality Psychology
- The Current Formulation of the Structural‐Developmental Model of Faith Development
- Conceptual and Terminological Considerations
- Faith and Religion
- Considering 'Worldview'
- Conclusion
- Recent Clarifications of the Structural‐developmental Model of Styles and Types
- Summary of Religious Styles
- Structure and Structural Differences
- Type Construction
- Direction and Aim of Faith Development
- Logic of Development
- Dialog and Xenosophia
- Outlook: Wisdom and Faith Development - Convergent Perspectives?
- References
- Chapter 2 A Common Core? Ideographic and Nomothetic Evidence for Mystical Experience in Relationship to Religious Styles &
- Types
- Faith Development in Dialogue
- Deconversion Revisited
- Mysticism and the Binary
- Expanding the Binary: Vertical &
- Horizontal
- Mysticism: Walter Stace &
- William James
- Positive Psychology and Faith Development
- William James and Faith Development Theory
- James, Faith Development, and Prejudice
- Faith Development and Second Naïveté: Style 3 &
- Style 5
- Faith Development: Depth vs. Breadth?
- A Closing Dilemma
- References
- Chapter 3 Identity and Narrative across the Adult Life‑Span - Concepts and Methods for the Study of Worldview and Religion in Consecutive Autobiographical Reconstructions
- Mapping the Development of Faith across the Human Life‐Span.
- Religiosity and Worldview in Adult Development: From "Optimal Parallels" …
- … to Complex Trajectories: Stages, Styles and Dynamics
- Narrative and Identity Across the Adult Life Span
- Identity as development task of adolescence and beyond
- Narrative as life story and layer of personality
- Research Method: The Faith Development Interview
- "Interfaces" to current (narrative) approaches in Psychology
- Looking back on looking back: Double diachronicity
- Following Narrative Religious Identities or Worldviews
- Changing Narrative Religious Identities in Changing Social and Historical Contexts
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4 Mixed‑Method and Longitudinal. Background and Profile of Our Research Design
- Methodological Background
- Pragmatism and Triangulation
- Mixed Methods
- Research Design
- General Features of our Research Design
- Qualitative, Idiographic Approaches to Triangulation
- Quantitative, Nomothetic Approaches to Triangulation
- Triangulation in our Research Design
- Case Example Carola
- Results on Psychometric Scales
- Findings of Structural Analysis
- Findings Narrative and Content Analysis
- Case Discussion and Conclusion
- Conclusion
- References
- II. Part B: Results of Quantitative Analyses Including Qualitative Data
- Chapter 5 The Six Aspects of Faith Development in Longitudinal Analysis
- Introduction
- Meaning and Measurement of the Six Aspects in the FDI
- Perspective‐Taking
- Social Horizon
- Morality
- Locus of Authority
- World Coherence
- Symbolic Function
- The Model of Development and the Hierarchy of Types
- Method
- Participants
- Measures
- Analytic Procedures
- Results
- Differential patterns of faith development
- Predictors of Faith Development
- Discussion.
- Stability and Change in Faith Development - Confirmation of a New Perspective without the "Structural Whole" Assumption
- Meaning of the Aspects - Conceptual Implications and Questions
- What Predicts Faith Development?
- Limitations
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6 Religious or Spiritual? Text Analysis of the Free Entries in Defining Religiosity and Spirituality
- Method
- Data
- Analysis
- Results
- Word Frequency: What Words Define Religion and Spirituality
- 2‐grams: What phrases define religion and spirituality
- Topic modeling: Hidden factors in the definition
- LIWC: Dictionary approach
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7 Network Analysis of Case Study Petra S.: A Mixed‑Methods Approach
- Method
- Coding Scheme
- Network Data
- Network Analysis
- Network Level
- Node Level
- Network Visualization
- Statistical Testing
- Results
- Network Level Analysis
- Node Level Analysis
- ERGM
- Interpretation of Network Connections
- Discussion
- References
- Chapter 8 Predicting Deconversion. Concurrent and Cross‑Time Correlations in Three Samples
- Introduction
- Method
- Participants
- Measures
- Results
- Concurrent Correlations with Deconversion
- Cross‐wave Predictions of Deconversion
- Discussion
- Comparison of Results with the Deconversion Study
- Discussion of Results in Relation to Other Previous Research
- Conclusion
- References
- III. Part C: Longitudinal Case Studies-Qualitative Analyses Including Quantitative Data
- Chapter 9 Reconstructing Individual Trajectories across Time: A Short History and a Guide to Understanding the Case Studies
- Development of the Case Studies
- Case Studies in Mixed‐Methods Designs of the Research Program
- Capturing Complex Longitudinal Individual Trajectories.
- Types of Data, Types of Analysis: Working from Individual toward Typical Trajectories
- What Goes into Longitudinal Case Studies?
- How Research Questions Structure Case Studies: Introducing the Cases
- References
- Chapter 10 Varieties of Non‑Belief in Young Adulthood. A Cross‑Cultural Comparison of Nadine and Isabella
- Selected Results from Survey Data
- Summary of Their Religious Styles and Types
- Early Religious Socialization and Search for Meaning
- 3.1 Nadine
- 3.2 Isabella
- Worldviews without a God
- 4.1 Nadine's Worldview
- Wave 1
- Wave 2
- Wave 3
- 4.2 Isabella's Worldview
- Wave 1
- Wave 2
- Wave 3
- The Meaning of Life and Death
- 5.1 Nadine-Rational Considerations and Emotional Experiences
- 5.2 Isabella-The Beauty of the Universe and Questions of Ultimate Concern
- Comparison-Variations of Non‐Belief in Isabella and Nadine
- References
- Chapter 11 "The Personal is always Connected to Society." The Pro‑Social Values of a Spiritual Atheist. The Case of Petra
- Changes in Survey Results
- Changes in Religious Styles
- Life Review: Secular Seeking
- Relationships: Autonomy and the Struggle with Trust
- Religion and Worldview: Science as Form of Faith
- Values and Commitments: The Impossibility and Striving for the Good Life
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12 Varieties of Being Protestant in the USA and Germany-The Cases of Gisela and George
- Gisela
- Biographical Outline
- Selected Survey Results
- Summary of Gisela's Faith Development
- Gisela's Religiosity and Worldview-A Self‐Chosen Belief in the Love of God
- Wave 1
- Wave 2
- Wave 3
- Narratives: Experiences of Enlightenment
- What Does Community Mean for Gisela?
- Morality and Tolerance-Finding the Core and Focusing on Fairness
- General Interpretation of Gisela's Religious Development -Triangulating the Data
- George.
- Biographical Outline
- Selected Survey Results
- Summary of George's Faith Development
- George's Religiosity and Worldview-Fostering Connections to Others
- Wave 1
- Wave 2
- Wave 3
- What Does Community Mean for George?
- George's Moral Perspective and his Approach to Tolerance
- General Interpretation of George's Moral and Spiritual Journey -Triangulating the Data
- Conclusion-Comparing Gisela and George
- References
- Chapter 13 "It's the certainty that my faith reflects a reality that I can't see at the moment, but this is where I'm going" - The Impact of an Exclusivist Faith in Old Age. Comparison of Berthold and Heidemarie
- Introduction
- Changes in Survey Results
- Changes in FDI Profiles
- Life Review: Finding Meaning and Healing through God
- Heidemarie: Turn to God to Find Community and Meaning
- Berthold: Turn to God as Rescue from a Difficult Childhood
- Comparison of Heidemarie and Berthold
- Relationships: God as Reliable Support and Divine Inspiration
- Heidemarie: Security in an Evangelical Identity
- Berthold: Relationship to God Provides Security and Divine Inspiration
- Comparison of Heidemarie and Berthold
- Religion and Values: Finding Certainty in Following Religious Teachings
- Heidemarie: The Word of God as Moral Certainty
- Berthold: The Catholic Church as Infallible Moral Guide
- Comparison of Heidemarie and Berthold
- Conclusion
- References
- IV. Part D: Conclusion
- Chapter 14 Longitudinal Mixed‑method Study of Worldviews and Religious Styles in the Adult Lifespan - Current Conclusions and Future Directions
- Updating the Typology of Trajectories in Faith
- The Cases-Selection and Overview
- Emerging Overarching Themes and Ways to Present One's Worldviews -An Idiothetic Approach
- Trust in Certainty and Doubt
- Dealing with Death and Dying
- The Meaning of Community.
- Perspectives on Morality.
