Adult Ethical Development in Christian Congregations: A Phenomenological Study of Pastors' Perception

Autor/in	Carr-Chellman, Davin J.
Titel	Adult Ethical Development in Christian Congregations: A Phenomenological Study of Pastors' Perception
Quelle	In: New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 31 (2019) 2, S.5-26 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1939-4225
DOI	10.1002/nha3.20246
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Phenomenology; Clergy; Christianity; Adults; Spiritual Development; Churches; Integrity; Adult Education; Informal Education; Cognitive Science; Attitudes; Hermeneutics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Klerus; Christentum; Church; Kirche; Integrität; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Kognitionswissenschaft; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Hermeneutik
Abstract	This paper reports the results of a study of adult ethical development in Christian congregations. Using an empirical hermeneutic phenomenological methodology, this study examined how five pastors understand and encourage ethical development, creating an in-depth analysis and interpretation of their perceptions of the phenomenon of adult ethical development. Two primary themes emerged, with several significant sub-themes contributing to those primary themes: 1) the integrity of ethical and spiritual development; and 2) the relational nature of ethical development. Drawing on a theoretical background of neo-pragmatic appropriations of both value theory and cognitive science, the relational nature of adult ethical development that emerges from this study makes contributions to the field of adult education in its understanding of the richness of the concrete spiritual context, the importance of informal learning environments, and the breadth of intersubjective experience that serves to incubate adult ethical development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01