Attachment to God: Narratives of Roman Catholic Priests

This narrative analysis was aimed at exploring the attachment to God narratives of 28 middle-aged Roman Catholic Religious priests rendering their service in various settings in South India. The study found that majority of the Roman Catholic priests had developed representations of a secure attachm...

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Authors: Rajagopalreddy, D (Author) ; Varghese, Kelamparampil (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2021
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 192-204
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India (Süd) / Catholic church / Priest / Relationship to God
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBM Asia
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B attachment to God
B Roman Catholic clergy
B Attachment
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Summary:This narrative analysis was aimed at exploring the attachment to God narratives of 28 middle-aged Roman Catholic Religious priests rendering their service in various settings in South India. The study found that majority of the Roman Catholic priests had developed representations of a secure attachment to God. Twenty-six priests had developed representations of a secure attachment to God, and two priests of an insecure attachment to God. The Majority of the Roman Catholic priests had developed representations of a secure attachment to more than one spiritual attachment figures. Along with God, most priests had also developed representations of a secure attachment to the Virgin Mary. All the major themes related to attachment to God were found in the narratives of the Roman Catholic Priests.
ISSN:2328-1162
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091647120974996