The Presence of God in the Group
A Neglected Dimension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14775194 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald Sandison (Parkview, 28 The Southend, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2EY, UK), R A Sandison (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-65 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Group Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0533316493261005 |
| OpenAlex | W1998598300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
When people gather in small groups they are often aware of an indefinable supra-personal dimension. Anyone who has taken part in a camp-fire sing-song will have experienced this. The group setting at sundown was the time and place when folk-tales and fairy stories were woven. It was the time when the elders met to discuss the events of the day, when evensong or compline was sung or said in churches. There is something `special' about this conjunction of the group and the `going down of the sun'. In this article I develop the idea that to take part in a small group can be, and often is, a spiritual experience. In giving a name to this experience I consider the proposition that God, or Spirit, is ever present in the group. I view the matrix as not only nurturing and holding but also as a dynamic container, and perhaps even generator, of spiritual force
Aesthetics · Art · Dimension (graph theory · Epistemology · Group (periodic table · Proposition · Sociology · History and Developments in Astronomy · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2008 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |