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Critique of the Religion and Spirituality Discourse in Family Articles
Author(s) -
Zaloudek Julie A.,
RuderVásconez Chris,
Doll Kevin C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family theory and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.454
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1756-2589
pISSN - 1756-2570
DOI - 10.1111/jftr.12206
Subject(s) - spirituality , distancing , individualism , construct (python library) , situated , sociology , epistemology , liberalism , social psychology , gender studies , psychology , political science , philosophy , covid-19 , law , politics , medicine , alternative medicine , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language
The purpose of this article is to critically examine the emerging discourse of religion and spirituality in family research to clarify how each construct is defined and to make visible hidden ontological, epistemological, and culturally situated assumptions. The use of the term spirituality has increased dramatically in published articles and has undergone a distancing from religion. This separation creates a dichotomy that associates religion with conservative traditions and spirituality with liberalism and individualism, thus aligning the emergent spirituality discourse with dominant Western values.