- Title
- From the beginning to spiritual well-being
- Creator
- Fisher, John
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/99891
- Identifier
- vital:10440
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781634823876 (ISBN); 9781634823708 (ISBN)
- Abstract
- This chapter outlines potential interactions of God with humanity from the dawn of time through to attaining spiritual well-being. It briefly mentions alternative theories of origin, which connect to questions of ultimate reality, origin of human beings and our spiritual well-being. The nature of spirit and its relationship with soul and mind is then canvassed, followed by an account of historical developments in 'spirituality'. The author's Four Domains Model posits that Spiritual Health/Well-Being is reflected in the quality of relationships that each person has in up to four areas, namely with themselves, with others, with nature and/or with a Transcendent Other (commonly referred to as God). A critique of available measures of spirituality and spiritual well-being reveals a decline in the number of instruments assessing human relationships with God from earlier to more recent times. In contrast to this current trend of researchers selecting more humanistic emphases in spirituality/well-being in their research instruments, evidence is provided from recent findings that show that relating with God is the most important of the four sets of relationships for spiritual well-being. Further evidence is provided that God is the most influential Transcendent to enhance people's relationships with themselves and others. Although researchers are free to choose the nature of questions raised in their projects, findings presented here clearly show that any research that cuts God out of the equation is excising the foundation of spirituality/well-being. © 2015 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Relation
- Spirituality : Global Practices, Societal Attitudes and Effects on Health p. 155-172
- Rights
- Copyright © 2015 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Spiritual well-being; Spirituality; Spiritual health
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