Spirituality through the Lens of Students in Higher Education

Spirituality is an elusive concept to articulate. Not only do people define it in different ways, but all definitions somehow seem to be incomplete. In this article, eighty-eight undergraduate and graduate students from George Mason University (GMU) participated in a study to define spirituality wit...

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Autores principales:	Al Fuertes, Kelley Dugan
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	spirituality religion George Mason University meaning-making unique abstract reality Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3d12eb7af0a745cca25de18124abcbc22021-11-25T18:52:33ZSpirituality through the Lens of Students in Higher Education10.3390/rel121109242077-1444https://doaj.org/article/3d12eb7af0a745cca25de18124abcbc22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/11/924https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444Spirituality is an elusive concept to articulate. Not only do people define it in different ways, but all definitions somehow seem to be incomplete. In this article, eighty-eight undergraduate and graduate students from George Mason University (GMU) participated in a study to define spirituality within the context of higher education. Results of the study suggest the following theme-categories. First, spirituality is an abstract reality, which is difficult to define. Second, spirituality is a moral compass, giving direction and meaning to people; and third, spirituality and religion are not the same, but they are interrelated. Since spirituality is a fluid concept that is unique from person to person, the article recommends that institutions of higher education need to incorporate into curricula mechanisms that provide students creative expressions of learning that are experiential, critical, and reflective, including opportunities that enable students to grow and develop holistically, which includes the spiritual aspect of growth, through open spaces of conversation and dialogue, and experiential learning such as community immersion and cross-cultural exchange programs as these will help cultivate and nurture their interests and aspirations, thereby, enabling them to develop meaning and purpose in life.Al FuertesKelley DuganMDPI AGarticlespiritualityreligionGeorge Mason Universitymeaning-makinguniqueabstract realityReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790ENReligions, Vol 12, Iss 924, p 924 (2021)
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description	Spirituality is an elusive concept to articulate. Not only do people define it in different ways, but all definitions somehow seem to be incomplete. In this article, eighty-eight undergraduate and graduate students from George Mason University (GMU) participated in a study to define spirituality within the context of higher education. Results of the study suggest the following theme-categories. First, spirituality is an abstract reality, which is difficult to define. Second, spirituality is a moral compass, giving direction and meaning to people; and third, spirituality and religion are not the same, but they are interrelated. Since spirituality is a fluid concept that is unique from person to person, the article recommends that institutions of higher education need to incorporate into curricula mechanisms that provide students creative expressions of learning that are experiential, critical, and reflective, including opportunities that enable students to grow and develop holistically, which includes the spiritual aspect of growth, through open spaces of conversation and dialogue, and experiential learning such as community immersion and cross-cultural exchange programs as these will help cultivate and nurture their interests and aspirations, thereby, enabling them to develop meaning and purpose in life.
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Spirituality through the Lens of Students in Higher Education

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