Melissa M Kelley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6345985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa M Kelley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelley |
| SIGNATURE | KELLEY M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7097-8694 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teaching Meaning
This article describes a pedagogical classroom exercise that encourages ministry students to understand the jarring experience some people may confront when their life stories are disrupted and their ways of making meaning are challenged. Contemporary work in narrative and meaning making that grounds the exercise is presented. This exercise may be helpful to professionals who teach or mentor ministry students in their care of those enduring loss
Author Response to Reviews of Grief
Assessing the Role of Attachment to God, Meaning, and Religious Coping as Mediators in the Grief Experience
Research has examined the relationship of styles of attachment to others and meaning with grief and the stress-related growth process. Less has been written on styles of attachment to God and patterns of religious coping and how these constructs may impact adjustment in persons dealing with loss. This study examines the roles of attachment to God, meaning, and religious coping as mediators in the grief experience for a sample of 93 individuals wh…
The Grace of Teaching Mistakes
Teaching mistakes are often unwelcome intruders in our courses, and we may think they are best avoided altogether. In contrast to this perspective, this article proposes that teaching mistakes may be occasions of grace both for us and for our students. Teaching mistakes may be gifts of grace in four particular ways. Teaching about our mistakes in pedagogically intentional ways may also create a space for God's gracious activity in our lives and i…
Loss Through the Lens of Attachment to God
This article explores the experience of loss in part through the lens of “attachment to God.” While attachment theory is a familiar frame for understanding loss, the area of attachment to God is still largely neglected. After an overview of attachment theory and a summary of contemporary work done on attachment to God, this article presents two case vignettes in order to highlight possible spiritual implications of an “attachment to God” framewor…
Assessing the Role of Attachment to God, Meaning, and Religious Coping as Mediators in the Grief Experience
Research has examined the relationship of styles of attachment to others and meaning with grief and the stress-related growth process. Less has been written on styles of attachment to God and patterns of religious coping and how these constructs may impact adjustment in persons dealing with loss. This study examines the roles of attachment to God, meaning, and religious coping as mediators in the grief experience for a sample of 93 individuals wh…
The Grace of Teaching Mistakes
Teaching mistakes are often unwelcome intruders in our courses, and we may think they are best avoided altogether. In contrast to this perspective, this article proposes that teaching mistakes may be occasions of grace both for us and for our students. Teaching mistakes may be gifts of grace in four particular ways. Teaching about our mistakes in pedagogically intentional ways may also create a space for God's gracious activity in our lives and i…
Loss Through the Lens of Attachment to God
This article explores the experience of loss in part through the lens of “attachment to God.” While attachment theory is a familiar frame for understanding loss, the area of attachment to God is still largely neglected. After an overview of attachment theory and a summary of contemporary work done on attachment to God, this article presents two case vignettes in order to highlight possible spiritual implications of an “attachment to God” framewor…
Assessing the Role of Attachment to God, Meaning, and Religious Coping as Mediators in the Grief Experience
Research has examined the relationship of styles of attachment to others and meaning with grief and the stress-related growth process. Less has been written on styles of attachment to God and patterns of religious coping and how these constructs may impact adjustment in persons dealing with loss. This study examines the roles of attachment to God, meaning, and religious coping as mediators in the grief experience for a sample of 93 individuals wh…
Author Response to Reviews of Grief
Teaching Meaning
This article describes a pedagogical classroom exercise that encourages ministry students to understand the jarring experience some people may confront when their life stories are disrupted and their ways of making meaning are challenged. Contemporary work in narrative and meaning making that grounds the exercise is presented. This exercise may be helpful to professionals who teach or mentor ministry students in their care of those enduring loss
Psychology (5 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Attachment theory (2 works) · Christian ministry (2 works)