A Review of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 15

✍ Scribed by Cher N. Edwards; Marcia Webb

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 49 KB
• Volume: 50
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0160-7960
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007x.2006.tb00059.x

✦ Synopsis

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, literature focusing on such topics is of particular interest to counseling practitioners, researchers, and educators. As summarized by Hall, Dixon, and Mauzey (2004), "spirituality and religion have become more prominent in the counseling literature in recent years. Researchers have only begun the tedious task of designing and implementing quality research studies in this area" (p. 504). Piedmont and Moberg's (2005) publication, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 15, provides such a resource. Much like its predecessors, the current volume seeks to publish reports of empirical or theoretical contributions related to the study of religion and spirituality. Volume 15 provides a collection of 13 such chapters that are written from diverse perspectives reflective of the authors' differing educational levels, disciplines, and professional orientations as evidenced by the authors' biographies.

The majority of the chapters presented in this volume are from the empirical rather than the theoretical perspective and include both qualitative and quantitative research. The writings focus on a variety of professional interests that range from personality of clergy (Francis, Jackson, & Jones, 2005) to predictors of well-being in sex offenders (Geary, Ciarrocchi, & Scheers, 2005). Given the diversity of topics, some may be of more relevance than others to the counseling profession. Realizing that professional counselors are trained to address the needs of various groups, including those specific to individual issues as well as those affecting couples and families in both forensic and nonforensic settings and populations, one might argue that all of the articles in this volume