The experience of, and beliefs about, divine grace in mainline protestant Christianity: A consensual qualitative approach

IF 0.8 3区哲学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Archive for the Psychology of Religion-Archiv Fur Religionspsychologie Pub Date : 2023-09-19 DOI:10.1177/00846724231197241

Adam S Hodge, Jolene Norton, Logan T Karwoski, Julian Yoon, Joshua N Hook, Kristen Kansiewicz, Hansong Zhang, Laura E Captari, Don E Davis, Daryl R Van Tongeren

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Abstract

The empirical study of grace, a relational virtue, is in its beginning stages. The purpose of this study was to provide rich, context-based, qualitative data to describe Mainline Protestants’ (a) experiences of, and (b) beliefs about, divine grace. Interviews were conducted with 28 community adults who were affiliated with Mainline Protestant Churches. Results indicated that Mainline Protestant Christians have varying beliefs about divine grace and how it is related to both the present moment and the afterlife. Divine grace was often defined as, or associated with, other relational virtues (e.g., forgiveness and love), and participants occasionally defined grace as a gift. In addition, divine grace was also reported to be difficult to accept at times for a variety of reasons, but the effects of divine grace have direct associations with participants’ overall well-being. Divine grace was also associated with beliefs about heaven or the afterlife, yet participants had varying beliefs about how grace is applied to non-Christians. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed in light of the present empirical literature on divine grace.

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主流新教基督教中对神圣恩典的体验和信仰:一种一致同意的定性方法

作为一种关系美德，对优雅的实证研究正处于起步阶段。本研究的目的是提供丰富的、基于上下文的定性数据来描述主流新教徒(a)对神恩的体验和(b)对神恩的信仰。对28名隶属于主流新教教会的社区成年人进行了采访。结果表明，主流新教基督徒对神的恩典有不同的信仰，以及它与现在和来世的关系。神圣的恩典通常被定义为，或与其他相关的美德(例如，宽恕和爱)相关联，参与者偶尔将恩典定义为礼物。此外，据报道，由于各种原因，神圣恩典有时也难以接受，但神圣恩典的影响与参与者的整体幸福感有直接联系。神的恩典也与天堂或来世的信仰有关，然而参与者对恩典如何应用于非基督徒有不同的看法。根据目前关于神圣恩典的实证文献，讨论了研究的局限性和未来方向。

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期刊介绍： The international, peer-reviewed journal Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie is the oldest periodical that publishes research in the psychology of religion. It is the organ of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR), founded in 1914. The Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie is open to all scientific methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative.