scholarly journals Pearl: A Study in Spiritual Dryness.

1926 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Robert J. Menner ◽  
M. Madeleva
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Dryness

scholarly journals Strategies to Cope with Phases of Spiritual Dryness in Seventh-Day Adventists

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Büssing ◽  
Lorethy Starck ◽  
Klaus van Treeck
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Church ◽  
Spiritual Dryness ◽  
Private Prayer

Abstract In Adventists (n = 603) 45% were less effective and 55% more effective in coping with phases of spiritual dryness, particularly those with leading roles in the church. Strategies such as devotion/trust in God, private prayer/meditation/scripture reading, openness, talks with close others, and self-care were most often utilized. Their ability to cope was predicted best by low Acedia, Living from the Faith, low emotional exhaustion, well-being and having a duty in the church (R2 = .24). When these phases were overcome, several perceived spiritual depth and were able to help others all the more. Helpful strategies should be made available to support persons struggling with spiritual dryness.

Pearl, A Study in Spiritual Dryness. M. Madeleva

Speculum ◽  
1928 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-414
Author(s):  
Howard R. Patch
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Dryness

scholarly journals Triggers of Spiritual Dryness – Results from Qualitative Interviews with Religious Brothers and Sisters

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Büssing ◽  
Yvonne Beerenbrock ◽  
Mareike Gerundt ◽  
Bettina Berger
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Spiritual Dryness ◽  
Brothers And Sisters

‘Acedia’ 700–1200

Traditio ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 73-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siegfried Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
The West ◽  
Seven Deadly Sins ◽  
Christian Teaching ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Spiritual Dryness

Among the seven deadly sins, none is more interesting to study for its historical development and the complexity of its meaning than the sin of acedia. For while its companions — with the possible exception of avarice — remained fairly static through the centuries of medieval thought, and indeed have remained so to the present, acedia presented a variety of faces and changed in its very nature, from the moment when it entered Christian teaching in the West to the fifteenth century. In Christian thinking, pride has always been pride; its psychological roots may have been explained in agreement with different philosophical and psychological systems, and its manifestations may vary according to changing attitudes and experiences, but its nature has remained essentially unchanged. The same is true of envy, wrath, lust, and the others. But not so with acedia. A reflection of the complexity which this concept acquired during its medieval lifetime can still be seen in the totally different connotations which its names have for the cognoscenti of today. The ancient term acedia fascinates because it suggests such phenomena as spiritual dryness, ennui or WeItschmerz, while its vernacular equivalent sloth, as everyone readily agrees, stands for something so common and ordinary that it hardly deserves a second thought.

scholarly journals Spiritual Dryness as a Measure of a Specific Spiritual Crisis in Catholic Priests: Associations with Symptoms of Burnout and Distress

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Büssing ◽  
Andreas Günther ◽  
Klaus Baumann ◽  
Eckhard Frick ◽  
Christoph Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Spiritual Renewal ◽  
Specific Measure ◽  
Catholic Priests ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Spiritual Crisis ◽  
Spiritual Dryness

Spirituality/religiosity is recognized as a resource to cope with burdening life events and chronic illness. However, less is known about the consequences of the lack of positive spiritual feelings. Spiritual dryness in clergy has been described as spiritual lethargy, a lack of vibrant spiritual encounter with God, and an absence of spiritual resources, such as spiritual renewal practices. To operationalize experiences of “spiritual dryness” in terms of a specific spiritual crisis, we have developed the “spiritual dryness scale” (SDS). Here, we describe the validation of the instrument which was applied among other standardized questionnaires in a sample of 425 Catholic priests who professionally care for the spiritual sake of others. Feelings of “spiritual dryness” were experienced occasionally by up to 40%, often or even regularly by up to 13%. These experiences can explain 44% of variance in daily spiritual experiences, 30% in depressive symptoms, 22% in perceived stress, 20% in emotional exhaustion, 19% in work engagement, and 21% of variance of ascribed importance of religious activity. The SDS-5 can be used as a specific measure of spiritual crisis with good reliability and validity in further studies.

scholarly journals Spiritual Dryness in Non-Ordained Catholic Pastoral Workers

Religions ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Büssing ◽  
Eckhard Frick ◽  
Christoph Jacobs ◽  
Klaus Baumann
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Workers ◽  
Spiritual Dryness

Spiritual dryness in Catholic priests: Internal resources as possible buffers.

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Büssing ◽  
Klaus Baumann ◽  
Christoph Jacobs ◽  
Eckhard Frick
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Priests ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Spiritual Dryness
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