Why a Theologian Says Radicalization Looks a Lot Like Religious Conversion
A Princeton Theological Seminary scholar argues that radicalization is best understood as a conversion-like project of self-transformation driven by internalized ...
Tag: Pastoral Psychology
When Grief Piles Up: The Heavy Weight of Amalgamated Sorrow in a Neoliberal Age
A new study in Pastoral Psychology proposes the concept of amalgamated grief to describe how personal, communal, and structural suffering ...
New Book Examines the Hidden Dynamics of Clergy Sexual Misconduct
A new Palgrave Macmillan monograph by AHyun Lee, reviewed in the journal Pastoral Psychology, examines how cultural dynamics and spiritual ...
Digital Natives Need Willingness, Not Willpower: How Contemplative Psychology Could Rewire Spiritual Care
A new Pastoral Psychology essay recasts the digital struggles of young adults as a technologically amplified form of Gerald May's ...
When Faith Wounds: Clinicians Map a First Framework for Treating Religious Trauma
A new theoretical framework in Pastoral Psychology proposes an attachment-informed approach to treating religious and spiritual abuse, a form of ...
Sacred Words Can Reshape the Mind: New Framework Maps How Spiritual Authority Becomes Inner Voice
A new conceptual framework explains how language spoken under spiritual authority becomes emotionally encoded and internalised as conscience, compassion, shame, ...
Men May Heal by Listening Rather Than Asserting, Study of the ‘Sick Soul’ Suggests
Researchers argue that men in psychological and spiritual crisis may recover by cultivating a receptive, listening posture rather than projecting ...
Therapists Weave Spirituality and Psychology Into One Clinical Practice, Study Finds
A qualitative study of eleven novice therapists in Ontario hospital placements finds that practitioners conceptualize spiritually integrated psychotherapy as an ...
Why Some Catholic Priests Thrive While Others Feel Deeply Lonely
A three-year national study of more than 1,000 U.S. Catholic priests finds that flourishing, peer support, and Eucharistic devotion protect ...
Satisfaction in Ministry Shields Priests From Burnout, Landmark Replication Study Confirms
A replication study of 264 Catholic priests in Italy confirms that satisfaction in ministry significantly buffers the damaging effects of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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