Journal of Psychology and Theology back issues from September 2005:
Introduction to the special issue on Gender and Christianity.
Sep 22, 2005; ... It is with pleasure that we write this introduction to our special issue on Gender and Christianity. This issue represents a logical next step in a research endeavor that has been a focus of ours for the past several years. It began with a discussion regarding whether or not it would be ...
The nature of gender: gender identity in persons who are intersexed or transgendered.
Sep 22, 2005; ... We usually take for granted a harmony between our gender identity and our biological sex. However, persons who are intersexed or transgendered often experience this relationship as ambiguous or completely contradictory. They wonder whether they are female or male, neither or both. Their ...
Gender role orientation and attitude toward Christianity: a study among older men and women in the United Kingdom.
Sep 22, 2005; ... A sample of 496 older men and women in England, mainly in their sixties and seventies, completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory together with the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. The data demonstrated that psychological femininity is key to individual differences in religiosity ...
Relationship between role perception and well-being in married female missionaries.
Sep 22, 2005; ... Although women play a significant role in world missions, few studies have been done to ascertain what factors enhance their effectiveness and sense of well-being. This study surveyed 153 married female missionaries to explore how they perceive their overall well-being and missionary role, ...
Women called: a qualitative study of Christian women dually called to motherhood and career.
Sep 22, 2005; ... The intersection between spirituality, motherhood and vocation is largely unexplored in contemporary writing and research. The cultural and religious messages received by women regarding motherhood and vocation often produce complicated dilemmas for women who seek to participate in both ...
Calling and conflict: a qualitative exploration of interrole conflict and the sanctification of work in Christian mothers in academia.
Sep 22, 2005; ... This study investigated the role of spirituality in working Christian mothers coping with tension due to interrole conflict, in light of past research suggesting a relationship between spirituality and coping constructs. Interviews with 32 mothers working in Christian academia were ...
The effect of Egalitarian and Complementarian gender role attitudes on career aspirations in Evangelical female undergraduate college students.
Sep 22, 2005; ... This research investigated the effect of two opposite religious gender role attitudes (Complementarianism and Egalitarianism) on the career aspirations of female college students at an Evangelical Christian university in the Midwest. A survey measuring Egalitarianism / Complementarianism ...
Journal file.(religious affect on children psychology)
Sep 22, 2005 ... This section of the Journal attempts to keep readers informed of current resources of an integrative nature or those related to the general field of the psychology of religion appearing in other professional journals. A wide range of psychological and theological journals are surveyed ...
Emotions didn't exist?(From Passions to Emotions : The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category )(Book Review)
Sep 22, 2005; ... Dixon, Thomas. (2003). From passions to emotions: The creation of a secular psychological category. New York: Cambridge University Press. Hard cover. x + 287 pp. $60.00. ISBN 0-521-82729-9. Dr. Thomas Dixon is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of ...
Helping humanitarian aid workers.(Stress and Trauma Handbook: Strategies for Flourishing in Demanding Environments)(Book Review)
Sep 22, 2005; ... Fawcett, John (Ed.). (2003). Stress and trauma handbook: Strategies for flourishing in demanding environments. USA: World Vision. vi + 272 pp. ISBN 1-887983-52-X. John Fawcett has been involved in humanitarian work for over 15 years. He is a consultant for both ...
Letters to a young therapist.(Book Review)
Sep 22, 2005; ... Mary Pipher (2003). Letters to a young therapist, New York: Basic Books. 181 pp. $12.96. ISBN 0465057675. Mary Pipher is the author of six books, including Reviving Ophelia, Another Century, The Shelter of Each Other, and her most recent book, The Middle of ...
Books received.
Sep 22, 2005 ... The following books have been received from publishers and are under consideration for review in the Journal of Psychology and Theology. Listing of a volume does not necessarily imply that it will be reviewed. Readers with appropriate academic and professional background who are interested ...