Open AccessGenuineness
Author(s) -
Daniel E. Shaw
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of invitational theory and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1060-6041
DOI - 10.26522/jitp.v10i.3814
Subject(s) - sincerity , epistemology , inclusion (mineral) , sociology , philosophy , psychology , social psychology , social science
Genuineness, the condition of sincerity in behaving as one’sunadulterated self, is a concept that is inherently congruentwith inviting behavior yet is not directly addressed in the literatureconcerned with Invitational Theory. The author discussesthe concept of genuineness, describes how it fits InvitationalTheory and argues for its inclusion as a fundamentalelement of Invitational Theory.