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A Mixed-Method Intervention Study on Relational Spirituality and Humility among Religious Leaders
Mixed-method intervention study of 136 emerging religious leaders tests whether change in humility corresponds to change in differentiation and God attachment during a humility cultivation intervention.
KEYWORDS: attachment behavior; God concepts; humility; intention; intervention; leadership; spirituality
Virtues as Mediators of the Associations between Religious/Spiritual Commitment and Well-Being
Longitudinal study of 580 seminarians tests whether virtues mediate the religious/spiritual commitment–well-being link, finding cross-sectional but not longitudinal mediation through blessedness and forgiveness.
KEYWORDS: construct validity; factor analysis; religiousness; virtues; well-being
Embodied Virtue: A Model of Virtuous Caring for Practical Theology and Christian Formation
Practical theology article proposing a virtue-based model of caring and Christian formation grounded in moral psychology and Wesleyan thought.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; generative care virtues of generative care; journal article; moral likeness model of spiritual maturity; practical theology; Wesley's affectional moral psychology
Ecumenical and Traditioned Measurement: Measuring Christian Maturation across Distinct Traditions of Christian Spirituality
Article exploring the feasibility of an ecumenical measure of Christian maturation by drawing on five distinct traditions (African American, Anglican, Benedictine, Pentecostal, Reformed) and four navigation strategies.
KEYWORDS: ecumenical spirituality; measurement; psychology of religion/spirituality; spiritual assessment; spiritual formation
A Reflective Guide to Effective Evaluation for Theological Schools
ATS Commission on Accrediting guide presenting a principle-based, practice-oriented framework for institutional and educational evaluation in theological schools.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); Checklist for Effective Assessment; educational effectiveness; evaluation and assessment; institutional planning; student learning; student learning outcomes; theological schools
Relational Spirituality Profiles and Flourishing among Emerging Religious Leaders
Latent profile analysis of 580 emerging religious leaders identifies an "Integrated" profile with balanced dwelling and seeking, displaying the greatest flourishing among five relational spirituality subgroups.
KEYWORDS: flourishing; latent profile analysis; relational spirituality; well-being
Measuring the Spiritual, Character, and Moral Formation of Seminarians: In Search of a Meta-Theory of Spiritual Change
Conceptual article proposing a meta-theory of positive spiritual change to undergird the development of a generalizable, reliable measurement tool for spiritual, character, and moral formation in seminarians.
KEYWORDS: psychology of religion; spiritual assessment; spiritual formation; spirituality
An Assessment Workbook for Roman Catholic Seminaries
A two-part resource by NCEA and ATS (2018) comprising a workbook with case studies designed to help Roman Catholic seminaries evaluate student learning and degree program effectiveness.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2012); Catholicism; degree program effectiveness; educational assessment; priestly formation; seminary curriculum; student learning outcomes; workbook resource; case study
Re-Engaging the Wesleyan-Holiness Tradition in Response to Diversification and Fragmentation in Theological Education
Case study of Nazarene Theological Seminary's Wesleyan-Holiness approach to spiritual formation curriculum and assessment amid diversification and fragmentation of theological learning platforms and contexts.
KEYWORDS: assessment; curriculum; diversification; spiritual formation; Wesleyan-Holiness