A Longitudinal Case Study: The Development of Exceptional Human Experiences of Senior Ecclesiastical Professionals in the Catholic Church

Mayer, Claude–Hélène; Viviers, Rian; Flotman, Aden-Paul; Schneider-Stengel, Detlef

doi:10.1007/s10943-016-0212-0

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“…Coelho uses this external influence of the saints experienced in childhood throughout his life course in helping him to overcome challenging situations and provide him with internal guidance and a strong self-awareness, self-belief, and self-consciousness. Spirituality and EHEs become a source of mental health and resilience, supporting the literature (Hartelius et al, 2015; Kohls, 2004; Mayer et al, 2016; Palmer & Braud, 2002; Simmonds-Moore, 2012).…”

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“…These EHEs provided him with the content for his creative works (from The Pilgrimage to Aleph ) and thereby contributed not only in terms of personal meaningfulness, but also with regard to professional meaningfulness and success, increasing his mental health and well-being (as explained in Mayer, 2011), preventing further spiritual crisis (Wardell & Engebretson, 2006). He combined the positive descriptions of EHEs with spiritual self-development, practices, rituals, and exercises and developed an integrative and holistic view on the world which includes aspects of various religions and belief systems (as described in Mayer et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, regular spiritual practice is associated with the resilience to manage health problems, trauma, and crisis (Wardell & Engebretson, 2006). Deep reflections on EHEs are associated with an increase in interreligious and intercultural competences, openness, and integrative holistic worldviews (Mayer et al, 2016). However, EHEs can evoke states of irritation or confusion if individuals struggle to integrate them into existing reality concepts (Fach et al, 2013).…”

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“…However, spirituality is generally understood as a dimension that extends the "I" (Walach, 2015). Contemporary studies of spirituality as a construct of positive psychology show that spirituality can contribute to mental health across an individual's life span (Hartelius, Rothe, & Roy, 2015;Kohls, 2004;Mayer, Viviers, Flotman, & Schneider-Stengel, 2016;Palmer & Braud, 2002;Simmonds-Moore, 2012). Regular spiritual and meditative practice (e.g., meditation, prayer, trance) can have a positive health-related impact (Gross-man, Niemann, Schmidt, & Walach, 2004) and might increase the incidence of "exceptional human experiences" (EHEs; Meraviglia, 1999).…”

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Exceptional human experiences in the life and creative works of Paulo Coelho: A psychobiographical investigation.

Mayer¹

2019

Spirituality in Clinical Practice

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Exceptional human experiences (EHEs) are spiritual experiences that can impact positively or negatively on an individual’s mental health. Seen across a person’s life span, they often have a serious impact on an individual. The aim of this research is to explore EHEs throughout the life span of Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian-born contemporary international best-selling writer who is known for his spiritual writings and his association with Regnus Agnus Mundi (RAM), a Catholic order. The study employs a psychobiographical single case study approach within the methodological frameworks of modern hermeneutics. Thus, Coelho was purposefully chosen as the subject of research. First and third person documents were used for content analysis. Findings demonstrate that most EHEs experienced were perceived as positive and impacted strongly on Coelho’s life, including his spiritual and professional development and success.

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Exceptional human experiences in the life and creative works of Paulo Coelho: A psychobiographical investigation.

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2019

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“…The need for and the possibility of increasing intercultural and interreligious competence in the learning process is also noted in [17] that it is possible to raise people's awareness of spiritual practices and enhance intercultural and interreligious competence through training activities.…”

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Evaluation of the Necessary Level of Intercultural Competences Based on the Analysis of the Difference of Cultures

Ryabchykova

2018

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An analysis of the constituents of cultures was carried out to determine the relative importance of intercultural competence in the formation of the international curriculum. The constituent parts of the ethnocultural civilization, the religious group, the level of education, democracy, foreign language proficiency were taken into consideration. A multifunctional semantic analysis was conducted, which allowed to group cultures according to the level of intercultural differences. The paper introduces coefficients of paired intercultural differences as well as the total intercultural coefficient that characterizes the degree of intercultural difference between the two countries or cultures. A study of intercultural differences was made for countries with different religious, civilizational preferences, democratic and educational levels. A relatively small average level of intercultural difference for a number of countries (19.4%) allows realizing the processes of creating intercultural competence on a global scale without significantly changing the curriculum. While developing international curricula, it should be borne in mind that approximately 20% of credit time must be devoted to the formation of intercultural competences.

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Enhancing Sense of Coherence and Mindfulness in an Ecclesiastical, Intercultural Group Training Context

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Sense of coherence (SOC) and mindfulness (MI) are believed to promote the health and well-being of individuals and organisations. The aim of this longitudinal study was to contribute to the literature on the development of SOC through training and interventions and thereby explore the development of these constructs in a group of senior professionals in the German Catholic Church. A sample of eight participants voluntarily enrolled for a 12-day training programme spread over a period of nine months to develop intercultural and inter-religious competencies, SOC and MI. Quantitative scores of the pre- and post-test SOC and MI questionnaires were qualitatively analysed. Results indicate that the majority of participants scored lower in the post-test on SOC and slightly higher in MI. The discussion explores the pitfalls in the development of these constructs in the study's participants and highlights the implications for theory and practice. Practical training implications for developing SOC and MI are offered.

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A Longitudinal Case Study: The Development of Exceptional Human Experiences of Senior Ecclesiastical Professionals in the Catholic Church

Cited by 5 publications

References 36 publications

Exceptional human experiences in the life and creative works of Paulo Coelho: A psychobiographical investigation.

Exceptional human experiences in the life and creative works of Paulo Coelho: A psychobiographical investigation.

Evaluation of the Necessary Level of Intercultural Competences Based on the Analysis of the Difference of Cultures

Enhancing Sense of Coherence and Mindfulness in an Ecclesiastical, Intercultural Group Training Context

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