Today I’m joined by Kenneth I. Pargament (Professor at Bowling Green State University) and Julie J. Exline (Professor at Case Western Reserve University), two prominent researchers in psychology of religion, to talk about their research on “spiritual struggles.” Where does this research overlap with the “deconstruction” movement? With spiritual abuse and religious trauma? Are spiritual struggles part of a full and healthy life of faith? How common are they?

Working with Spiritual Struggles in Psychotherapy Book: https://www.amazon.com/Working-Spiritual-Struggles-Psychotherapy-Research/dp/1462524311

Kenneth's Author Page: https://www.guilford.com/author/Kenneth-I-Pargament

Julia's Author Page: https://www.guilford.com/author/Julie-J-Exline

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