Church: Spirituality Verses Religion
Religion has always been a major part of the American culture and many other cultures under varying forms of practice. It is a huge field of study being very complex in nature that psychologist and other scholars struggle understanding. Thus, provoking much research based on various hypothesis and theories of religion verses spirituality and the significance to mental health.
“Original Work”: Although the value of spirituality to mental health has been documented (Frankl, 1967; Jung, 1933; Payne, Bergin, Bielma, & Jenkins, 1990; Worthington, 1989), research is only beginning to examine the nature of spirituality and its impact. Previous research has largely defined spirituality in terms of religiosity, …show more content…
However; a result based on extensive research found this hypothesis erroneous and now understand spirituality and religion to be separate, both having significance to mental health. This result, creating yet another hypothesis suggesting that although dissimilar, the two has many interrelating aspects; but determining spirituality to be a broader concept (1967). Additionally, religion is thought to concern natural things such as going to church, faithful attendance and including family and community. Together, creating organizations that follow traditions of men rather than an existence outside of and higher than themselves, which is the foundation of spirituality. Rather than practicing on a lower carnal level spirituality transcends the natural world, serving an existence called God. Seeking greater knowledge of themselves and their purpose in the earth, believing that man is not the highest spiritual consciousness, thus feeling the desire to seek to know God in a relationship rather than giving natural service in a building. The aforementioned psychological scholars consider religion, with its rituals and creeds an institution not only in Christianity but Judaism, Catholicism and Islamic as well; the list goes on (1994). In comparison to spirituality, researchers found that although a person can easily practice spirituality within the confines of the church, but suggests that spirituality is not always the causal effect of religion (1991).
In conclusion; religion and spirituality, once considered the same thing is now known to be inaccurate. Hence, research is looking more deeply into the theory of religion verse spirituality. Plus, psychology is still learning of its significance to mental
Religion has always been a major part of the American culture and many other cultures under varying forms of practice. It is a huge field of study being very complex in nature that psychologist and other scholars struggle understanding. Thus, provoking much research based on various hypothesis and theories of religion verses spirituality and the significance to mental health.
“Original Work”: Although the value of spirituality to mental health has been documented (Frankl, 1967; Jung, 1933; Payne, Bergin, Bielma, & Jenkins, 1990; Worthington, 1989), research is only beginning to examine the nature of spirituality and its impact. Previous research has largely defined spirituality in terms of religiosity, …show more content…
However; a result based on extensive research found this hypothesis erroneous and now understand spirituality and religion to be separate, both having significance to mental health. This result, creating yet another hypothesis suggesting that although dissimilar, the two has many interrelating aspects; but determining spirituality to be a broader concept (1967). Additionally, religion is thought to concern natural things such as going to church, faithful attendance and including family and community. Together, creating organizations that follow traditions of men rather than an existence outside of and higher than themselves, which is the foundation of spirituality. Rather than practicing on a lower carnal level spirituality transcends the natural world, serving an existence called God. Seeking greater knowledge of themselves and their purpose in the earth, believing that man is not the highest spiritual consciousness, thus feeling the desire to seek to know God in a relationship rather than giving natural service in a building. The aforementioned psychological scholars consider religion, with its rituals and creeds an institution not only in Christianity but Judaism, Catholicism and Islamic as well; the list goes on (1994). In comparison to spirituality, researchers found that although a person can easily practice spirituality within the confines of the church, but suggests that spirituality is not always the causal effect of religion (1991).
In conclusion; religion and spirituality, once considered the same thing is now known to be inaccurate. Hence, research is looking more deeply into the theory of religion verse spirituality. Plus, psychology is still learning of its significance to mental