A Quasi Meta-Analysis of the God Concept Literature from 1970 to 1994.

Autor/in	Giesbrecht, Norman
Titel	A Quasi Meta-Analysis of the God Concept Literature from 1970 to 1994.
Quelle	(1994), (57 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Beliefs; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Influences; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Ideology; Opinions; Philosophy; Religion; Religion Studies; Religious Factors; Social Science Research; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Belief; Glaube; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ideologie; Lehrmeinung; Philosophie; Religionswissenschaft; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Wertbegriff
Abstract	This literature review examines the "God concept," defined as the "cognitive or affective internal psychological representation of God." Most religions have a conception of God. In this review relevant literature focused on: (1) conceptual representations of God; (2) factors related to or predictive of these representations; and/or (3) development of God concept representations. Only literature concerned with specific factors or dimensions of God concept, or the development of internal representations of Deity, was included. The data are based on a review of English journal literature and ERIC database documents from 1970 to the end of 1994. A total of 52 relevant articles were identified, with four additional articles dated prior to 1970 due to the nature of the article. Each article was tabulated using the God Concept Article Evaluation Form included in Appendix A. Descriptive data, research design and level of research were captured on each article, and empirical studies were evaluated on their sample characteristics, methodology and results. A survey database program was used to analyze the data and frequency distributions were generated for each item evaluated. Cross-tabulations were used to explore relationships and trends. Empirical findings suggest that internal representations of self, parent(s) and God are related. High self-esteem, nurturant parenting and intrinsic religious commitment are often significantly related to positive God images. The God Concept Evaluation form is appended. Contains 59 references. (EH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC