Author pages are created from data sourced from our academic publisher partnerships and public sources.
- Publications
- Influence
Treating Spiritual Issues in Secular Psychotherapy
- D. Helminiak
- Psychology
- 1 April 2001
The author discusses spirituality as a human phenomenon that is independent of, yet open to, matters of personal religion and belief in God. Although commonly expressed through religion and theist… Expand
Sex and the Sacred: Gay Identity and Spiritual Growth
- D. Helminiak
- Psychology
- 2006
* The Cover Art: A Gay Spiritual Journey (Heather L. Marrs) * Foreword (Moderator Troy D. Perry) * Preface and Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. The Spiritual Dimension of the Lesbian and Gay Experience *… Expand
- 17
- 4
A Down-to-Earth Approach to the Psychology of Spirituality a Century After James's Varieties
- D. Helminiak
- Sociology
- 1 May 2005
Spirituality has recently become a mushrooming topic in psychological circles but, taking its cue from the religions, psychology tends to define spirituality in terms of relationship with God or… Expand
THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN FORMULATING A THEORY OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
- D. Helminiak
- Sociology
- 1 March 2006
Abstract. I challenge the psychology of religion to move beyond its merely descriptive status and, by focusing on spirituality as the essential dimension of religion, to approach the traditional… Expand
Self-Esteem, Sexual Self-Acceptance, and Spirituality
- D. Helminiak
- Psychology
- 1 September 1989
The relatively recent scientific study of sexuality gives rise to an even newer concern: the relationship of sexuality and spirituality. This article attempts to clarify that link by consideration of… Expand
Confounding the Divine and the Spiritual: Challenges to a Psychology of Spirituality
- D. Helminiak
- Psychology
- 9 September 2008
The pervasive inclusion of God or “God-substitutes” (the “sacred,” the “supernatural,” the “ultimate”) in the psychology of spirituality prevents the development of a truly psychological… Expand
Sexuality and Spirituality: A Humanist Account
- D. Helminiak
- Sociology
- 1 November 1998
Typical accounts of spirituality define it by association with religious faith and especially one's relationship with God. Without impugning the validity of theological considerations, this humanist… Expand
Rejoinder and Clarifications on Helminiak's (2001) “Treating Spiritual Issues in Secular Psychotherapy”
- D. Helminiak
- Philosophy
- 1 April 2001
This article responds to 3 response articles and, discerning fundamental and deeply felt differences of opinion, notes in the articles (a) insistence on importing religion into psychotherapy, (b)… Expand
...
1
2
3
4
5
...