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Article
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Abstract
In this qualitative study, researchers examined how college seniors experienced and resolved spiritual struggles in college. Results indicated that academic activities provided opportunities to question, learn, and grow spiritually. Although a variety of external factors influenced students' explorations of their spirituality, participants looked inward to resolve their struggles in deeply personal ways. Spiritual struggle was often manifested as a reexamination of students' pre-college values, an ongoing process for many students. Researchers identified four ways of describing students' state of resolution: (1) recommitting to an existing faith, (2) slightly readjusting their spiritual or religious values, (3) blending spiritual traditions, or (4) losing their faith.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/D7KS59
Recommended Citation
Chance, S. et al. (2009) Keeping (or Losing) the Faith: Reflections on Spiritual Struggles and Their Resolution by College Seniors. The College student affairs journal, Spring 2009, Vol. 27, No. 2. doi:10.21427/D7KS59
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Publication Details
The College student affairs journal, Spring 2009, Vol. 27, No. 2. Southern Association for College Student Affairs.