Unaddressed Problems in the Study of Spirituality and Health.

How Do Religious People Become Atheists? Applying a Grounded Theory Approach to Propose a Model of Deconversion

“…Conversely, lower levels of wellbeing correspond to uncertainty and doubts about cherished beliefs (Donelson 1999;Galen and Kloet 2011;Ross 1990). Furthermore, Kier and Davenport (2004) argue that uncritically accepting that religiosity promotes mental health, as a number of researchers have claimed (e.g. Hill and Pargament 2003;Miller and Thoresen 2003), or that spirituality is a necessary part of the human condition (Sue et al 1999), falsely implies that atheists experience poor mental health.…”

Measuring Spirituality and Spiritual Emptiness: Toward Ecumenicity and Transcultural Applicability

“…Pettman, 2004, Part 3). Kier and Davenport (2004) deplore the lack of research attention to atheists. Who is to say that espousing a theistic worldview is sufficient for spirituality, or that spiritual experiences are beyond the reach of atheists or agnostics?…”

Religiosity, spirituality, and help‐seeking among Filipino Americans: Religious clergy or mental health professionals?

“…are religious clergy sought out more than mental health professionals among emotionally distressed Filipino Americans? Researchers in this area have increasingly noted that the examination of religion and spirituality variables with respect to health-related issues has been largely focused on Judeo-Christian, and, in particular, Protestant expressions of faith~Kier & Davenport, 2004;Hill & Pargament, 2003!, and that there is a need for greater sensitivity for examining variations in these relationships by ethnicity~Seeman, Dubin &Seeman, 2003! andcultural characteristics~Hill &Pargament, 2003!. In investigating these questions, this study explores how religious variables may affect Filipino American help-seeking patterns.…”