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The twenty-first century has given rise to a growing interest in the intersection of science, religion, and spirituality. Few books address these issues from multiple perspectives and theories. To fill this void, F. LeRon Shults and Steven Sandage, coauthors of The Faces of Forgiveness (winner of the Narramore Award from the Christian Association for Psychological Studies) continue their interdisciplinary dialogue in their latest work, Transforming Spirituality. In this book Shults and Sandage address the subject of spiritual transformation through the lenses of psychology and theology.In addition to college and seminary students, Transforming Spirituality will appeal to readers interested in Christian spirituality. What is more, it provides helpful insights for counselors, psychologists, and others who work in the mental health field.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 juin 2006
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441201775
Langue	English

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TRANSFORMING SPIRITUALITY
T RANSFORMING S PIRITUALITY
Integrating Theology and Psychology
F. L E R ON S HULTS AND S TEVEN J. S ANDAGE
2006 by F. LeRon Shults and Steven J. Sandage
Published by Baker Academic a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.bakeracademic.com
Printed in the United States of America
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-for example, electronic, photocopy, recording-without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shults, F. LeRon.
Transforming spirituality : integrating theology and psychology / F. LeRon Shults and Steven J. Sandage.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 10: 0-8010-2823-X (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-8010-2823-6 (pbk.)
1. Spirituality. 2. Christianity-Psychology. 3. Psychology, Religious. 4. Psychology and religion. I. Sandage, Steven J. II. Title. BT590.S65S58 2006 261.5 15-dc22 2006004488
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled NIV are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION . NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The abbreviations NPNF 1 and NPNF 2 refer to Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers , Series 1, ed. P. Schaff, 14 vols. (1886-90; reprint, T T Clark/Eerdmans, 1979-); and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers , Series 2, ed. P. Schaff and H. Wace, 14 vols. (1890-1900; reprint, Hendrickson, 1994).
To Our Mentors James E. Loder and Everett L. Worthington Jr.
C ONTENTS
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
Spirituality
Transformation
Relationality and Interdisciplinarity
The Classical Ways and the Dynamics of Intensification
The Crucible of Spiritual Transformation
P ART 1 T RANSFORMING S PIRITUALITY IN T HEOLOGY F. L ERON S HULTS
2 Reforming Pneumatology
The Reformative Appeal of Pneumatology
Early Modern Concepts of Spirit
Traditional Resources for Reconstruction
Spirituality, Relationality, and the Intensification of Creaturely Life
Desiring Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
3 Becoming Wise
The Longing for Wisdom in Scripture
Spirituality and Truth in the Christian Tradition
Insights from Philosophy and Natural Science
Knowing in the Spirit
Sharing in the Knowledge of Jesus Christ
The Intensification of Faith
Transforming Prayer
4 Becoming Just
The Longing for Justice in Scripture
Spirituality and Goodness in the Christian Tradition
Insights from Philosophy and Natural Science
Acting in the Spirit
Sharing in the Suffering of Jesus Christ
The Intensification of Love
Transforming Service
5 Becoming Free
The Longing for Freedom in Scripture
Spirituality and Beauty in the Christian Tradition
Insights from Philosophy and Natural Science
Being in the Spirit
Sharing in the Glory of Jesus Christ
The Intensification of Hope
Transforming Hospitality
P ART 2 T RANSFORMING S PIRITUALITY IN P SYCHOLOGY S TEVEN J. S ANDAGE
6 Spirituality and Human Development
Defining Spirituality and Religion
Individual Differences in Spirituality
Relational Spirituality
Human Development and Personhood
Relational Contexts of Development
Attachment and Differentiation
Dwelling and Seeking
7 Spirituality and Health
Spiritual Arousal and Soothing
Defining Health and Well-Being
Well-Being and Maturity
Spiritual Well-Being
Scientific Research on Religion, Spirituality, and Health
Wisdom and Health
Health-Conducive Spirituality
Spiritual-Health Risks
Conclusion
8 Spirituality and Darkness
Varieties of Spiritual Darkness
A Model of Relational Spirituality
Struggles of Relational Spirituality
Spiritual Questing and Liminal Space
The via negativa
Dark Containers for Spiritual Transformation
Conclusion
9 Spirituality and Maturity
Micah s Revelation of Relational Spirituality
Spiritual Well-Being and Spiritual Maturity
Psychological Models of Developmental Maturity
Biblical Perspectives on Spiritual Maturity
The Psychology of Spiritual Maturity and Virtue
Dialectical Wisdom and Relational Spirituality
The Spiritual Maturity of Differentiated Attachment
Conclusion
P ART 3 M ODELING S PIRITUAL T RANSFORMATION F. L ERON S HULTS AND S TEVEN J. S ANDAGE
10 Transforming Spirituality in Context
Juan: Transforming Spirituality in Prison
Case Interpretation
Interdisciplinary Explorations
Renae and Sid: Transforming Spirituality in Marriage
Case Interpretation
Interdisciplinary Explorations
Tim: Transforming Spirituality in Families
Case Interpretation
Interdisciplinary Explorations
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
W e would like to acknowledge the generosity of the John Templeton Foundation, which provided us with a research grant that helped us carve out more time for relational integration. Special thanks to Paul Wason, director of science and religion programs at JTF, for his advice and support. We also appreciate the enthusiasm of Bob Hosack, our acquisitions editor at Baker Academic, who encouraged us to continue our interdisciplinary efforts after the publication of The Faces of Forgiveness (2003). Most of all we are grateful to our wives and children, in relation to whom our own spirituality is continuously transformed.
I (LeRon) am thankful for the many students over the years who provided feedback to formal and informal presentations of the material that now appears in part 1 of the present book. They are too many to list here, but two in particular deserve special mention. Ken Reynhout served as my research assistant for the four years during which I worked out the matrix of theological inquiry that guides my contribution to this book; his calm presence and critical insight have been a constant encouragement to me. Andrea Hollingsworth read the penultimate draft of my parts of this book and generously took the time to ask helpful questions of clarification and to offer extensive comments about the manuscript. This book is dedicated to key mentors in our lives, and readers who have read the work of James E. Loder will recognize his influence on my theological efforts. Those who knew him personally will not be surprised to hear that his way of facing me during my years at Princeton mediated my own experience of the intensity of spiritual transformation.
I (Steve) am grateful to the Lilly Endowment and the Fund for Theological Education for supporting our longitudinal research project on spiritual formation at Bethel Seminary. I am thankful for several trans-formative contexts that have shaped my understanding of relational spirituality. Carla Dahl and my colleagues in the Center for Spiritual and Personal Formation at Bethel have provided a supportive and enriching community for my own personal and scholarly growth. James Maddock and my fellow group members in his clinical consultation group at Meta Resources in St. Paul have helped me view human development and spirituality more ecologically. Tom Hainlen and Carol Morgan and my clinical colleagues at Arden Woods Psychological Services cultivate a warm environment that has greatly facilitated my clinical practice. Todd Hall and my research colleagues at the Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality continue to both broaden and deepen my understanding of the integration of science and religion. Ian Williamson has been a formative collaborator in my research and theorizing about spirituality. My research assistants Deanne Truax, Marie Anderson, and Troy Hemme have worked with an enjoyable blend of curiosity and care. My late friend Randall Lehmann Sorenson has had an enormous influence on me personally and professionally, and I miss him greatly. I am pleased to dedicate this book to my mentor Everett L. Worthington Jr., who has generously modeled spiritual maturity in so many relationships.
1 I NTRODUCTION
H questow do people change? This is surely one of the most significant questions in life. Allow the question to become more personal: How can I change in ways that will bring me greater happiness and make my life more meaningful? How can the people I care about know peace and well-being? How can my community become a better place for those coming behind me? As we allow ourselves to dwell on these questions, we might begin to feel the importance of the need to search for pathways toward change. But it is also painfully obvious that change does not always happen in the ways most of us would like. In fact, those people we most desperately want to change often stubbornly refuse to cooperate. That can hold true for the person we see when we look in the mirror. Life, however, brings change whether we like it or not. The human life cycle instigates a variety of changes, both marvelous and tragic. As the Hebrew sage puts it in Ecclesiastes, There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die (Eccles. 3:1-2 NIV).
The quest for a deeper understanding of and participation in spiritual transformation strikes us as central to a meaningful journey in life. All of our hopes and fears are wrapped up in our longings for intimacy in our relationships with others and with the ultimate Other we hold to be sacred. When these relationships are profoundly altered such