Psychological types and narration of religious and spiritual experiences: insights from the Alister Hardy Archive
Journal of Beliefs and Values July 22, 2026 Richard A. Vroom, J. Copier, Carl Sterkens
This study examines the relationship between psychological type and the narration of religious and spiritual experiences (RSEs). Using a qualitative, idiographic approach, 84 narrative accounts from the Alister Hardy Database were analysed, selected from over 6,000 reports on the basis of reflective depth and phenomenological clarity. Jungian psychological typology, operationalised...