Triggers of Spiritual Dryness – Results from Qualitative Interviews with Religious Brothers and Sisters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10338481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arndt Büssing (0000-0002-5025-7950, Witten/Herdecke University, corresponding author), Yvonne Beerenbrock (0000-0002-1200-5437, Witten/Herdecke University), Mareike Gerundt (0000-0001-6279-0288, Witten/Herdecke University), Bettina Berger (0000-0003-4999-8898, Witten/Herdecke University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-117 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pastoral Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2789 • E-ISSN: 1573-6679 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11089-020-00898-2 |
| OpenAlex | W3035236920 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
Religious persons may experience phases of spiritual dryness, ranging from spiritual insecurity to a spiritual crisis. The authors analyzed the underlying causes of spiritual dryness in religious brothers and sisters who had lived for several decades in monastic structures. They performed qualitative interviews with 16 brothers and 14 sisters and asked for triggers of phases of spiritual dryness. In the content analysis of the 30 narratives, the identified categories were inductively structured and condensed to five main topics: (1) Loss of Relationship with God, (2) Loss of Orientation, (3) Loss of Depth, (4) Difficulties with the Religious Community, and (5) Intrinsic Factors: Overload, Uncertainty, Depression. These five main topics can be further categorized as extrinsic (God is not responding, others cause difficulties) and intrinsic (loss of orientation and depth, uncertainty, and depressive state) causes. A thorough discernment of the underlying ‘spirits’ (the triggers) is important to help and support individuals during these phases. It seems that no single (theological) interpretation of the causes is correct but that different interpretations might be true for the very diverse persons experiencing these phases of darkness, dryness, desolation, or loss of faith
Content (measure theory · Cross-cultural psychology · Discernment · Dryness · Epistemology · Faith · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Religious orientation · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |