A Typology of Religious Experience

Margolis, Robert D.; Elifson, Kirk W.

doi:10.2307/1385379

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“…Programmatic research was rare; however, Beutler and his colleagues have systematically investigated changes in religious values and other values in psychotherapy since 1971. Two replications were found (Dougherty & Worthington, 1982;Margolis & Elifson, 1979Worthington & Gascoyne, 1985).…”

Section: Methodology Of Research About Religious Clientsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Religious Counseling: A Review of Published Empirical Research

Worthington

1986

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Section: Methodology Of Research About Religious Clientsmentioning

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Religious Counseling: A Review of Published Empirical Research

Worthington

1986

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“…13 Although many individuals who 12. See the typologies and work of James (1958), Stace (1960), and Margolis and Elifson (1979).…”

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Evolutionary Advantages of Intense Spiritual Experience in Nature

Terhaar

2009

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Although records of intense spiritual experiences in nature exist throughout history, the phenomenon remains a little-investigated question. This article is the lrst in a series describing empirical lndings on intense spiritual experiences in nature. Three data points were established including:(1) a cognitive analysis of forest attitude research interviews; (2) a cognitive analysis of nature authors who write about forests; and (3) a broad review of literature drawn primarily from research in neuroscience, psychology, medicine, consciousness studies, and philosophy. The lndings suggest that intense spiritual experience in nature has two variations: mystical and traumatic. The positive (mystical) and negative (traumatic) variations share seven physiological and psychological characteristics, with each characteristic providing adaptive, evolutionary advantages. Although partial and preliminary, the data offer compelling evidence demonstrating the existence of certain basic properties of the role of nature in intense spiritual experience. The lndings suggest that natural selection may favor intense spiritual experiences in nature.

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“…It certainly cannot be attributed to the fact that visionary experiences in general hold little interest for sociologists of religion. On the contrary, one of the dominant concerns to have emerged in the sociology of religion over the past 10-15 years is a concern with mystical experiences, and scales designed to measure such experiences almost inevitably inquire about religious visions (Thomas & Cooper, 1978;Margolis, Margolis & Elifson, 1979;Holm, 1982). Nevertheless, despite this recent concern with mysticism, and despite the visibility of Marian apparitions and their importance within the Roman Catholic tradition, the literature on these apparitions is, as I have said, sparse.…”

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The Virgin Mary at LaSalette and Lourdes: Whom Did the Children See?

Carroll¹

1985

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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A Typology of Religious Experience

Cited by 18 publications

References 6 publications

Religious Counseling: A Review of Published Empirical Research

Religious Counseling: A Review of Published Empirical Research

Evolutionary Advantages of Intense Spiritual Experience in Nature

The Virgin Mary at LaSalette and Lourdes: Whom Did the Children See?

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