Seeing Life Through a Sacred Lens: The Spiritual Dimension of Meaning

This chapter reviews the growing research on sanctification, one aspect of spirituality that involves perceiving a deeper dimension in life. Sanctification can be defined as individuals interpreting aspects of life as having sacred qualities and/or as bei

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inical Perspectives on Meaning Positive and Existential Psychotherapy

Clinical Perspectives on Meaning

Pninit Russo-Netzer Stefan E. Schulenberg  •  Alexander Batthyany Editors

Clinical Perspectives on Meaning Positive and Existential Psychotherapy

Editors Pninit Russo-Netzer Department of Counseling and Human Development University of Haifa Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel Alexander Batthyany International Academy of Philosophy University in the Principality of Liechtenstein Vienna, Austria

Stefan E. Schulenberg Department of Psychology Clinical-Disaster Research Center (UM-CDRC) University of Mississippi University, MS, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-41395-2    ISBN 978-3-319-41397-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41397-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016953108 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

We are delighted to offer opening comments on the collection of new c­ ontributions in Clinical Perspectives on Meaning: Positive and Existential Psychotherapy. As a whole, the book signals important advances in the use of meaning-making activities to improve human lives. We highlight these strides forward via four themes that are evident across the ­chapters. A first and foremost theme is building on the legacy of logotherapy. These chapters include the varieties of present-day therapies that follow in the spirit of Viktor Frankl’s remarkable life journey. His insights, embodied in logotherapy, helped people around the world appreciate the life-sustaining strengths that follow from choosing to find, and indeed create, meaning in encounters with very difficult experiences. Contributing authors in this volume extend that early work in multiple ways by linking it to aspects of cognitive-behavior