Self-development as a spiritual process: The role of empathy and imagination in finding spiritual orientation

Hans A. Alma

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Self-development as a spiritual process: The role of empathy and imagination in finding spiritual orientation

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According to a dialogical view on self, self-development is characterized by integrating different perspectives in the internal dialogue that constitutes the self. This article explores the spiritual dimension of this process, referring to exchanging and integrating perspectives on what makes one's life meaningful or fulfilling. It is argued that empathy and imagination are basic capacities for self-development and spiritual orientation, and that art and religion can contribute to this process by functioning as languages of personal resonance. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	59-63
Journal	Pastoral psychology
Volume	57
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-008-0168-4
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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