The letting loose of hope: where psychology of religion and pastoral care converge.
Journal of pastoral care 1997 DOI: 10.1177/002234099705100202 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that William James's pragmatic method of truth provides a bridge between psychology of religion and pastoral care by revealing hope as the core of genuine religious experience and the focus of pastoral care. |
Abstract
Argues that William James's pragmatic method of truth provides a bridge over which the fields of psychology of religion and pastoral care might together pass. Proposes that this method enables us to see that psychology of religion understands hope to be the core of genuine religious experience and that pastoral care is fundamentally about enabling individuals (singly or collectively) to have, and recognize that they have had, religious experiences of hope.