Unravelling the Experience of Grace: Antecedents, Consequences and Circular Dynamics in the Experience of Grace
This study consists of seven in-depth-interviews about antecedents and consequences of grace experiences analyzed by CQR. Results indicated that situations of difficulty can provide fertile ground for experiencing grace. Opening up in being and doing were considered to be helpful to recognize and ac...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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International journal of practical theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-81 |
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positive Psychologie
B Lived grace B positive psychology B Consensual Qualitative Research B Psychologie der Gnade B psychology of grace B Gnade als gelebte Praxis B in-depth interviews B In-depth interview |
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| Summary: | This study consists of seven in-depth-interviews about antecedents and consequences of grace experiences analyzed by CQR. Results indicated that situations of difficulty can provide fertile ground for experiencing grace. Opening up in being and doing were considered to be helpful to recognize and actively receive grace. Participants reported growing closer to themselves, others/the Other and life itself. Through cross-analysis a cluster of circular dynamics emerged encompassing virtues serving as interlinking facilitators regarding the giving and receiving of grace in daily life. This study also suggests that grace experiences may be linked with personal growth processes related to meaning making and virtue- and character development. Diese Studie wertet sieben Tiefeninterviews zu Erfahrungen von Gnade aus. Dabei zeigt sich, dass herausfordernde Situationen das spätere Erleben von Gnade begünstigen können. Die Proband:innen hielten eine offene Haltung für hilfreich dafür, Gnade erkennen und annehmen zu können und berichteten, in der Folge größere Nähe zu sich selbst, zu Anderen und zum Leben zu erfahren. Eine Kreuzanalyse legt eine sich gegenseitig verstärkende Verbindung von Gnadenerfahrungen mit verschiedenen Tugenden sowie ein Wechselverhältnis mit Persönlichkeitswachstum und ethischen Bildungsprozessen nahe. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9768 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/ijpt-2023-0012 |