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标题：A Commentary on Michael King. “The Challenge of Research into Religion and Spirituality.” Journal for the Study of Spirituality 4 (2014): 106–20
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作者：Fiona Timmins ; Sílvia Caldeira
期刊名称：Religions
电子版ISSN：2077-1444
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
期号：4
页码：39
DOI：10.3390/rel7040039
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：King’s publication based on a key note presentation at the 2014 British Association of the Study of Spirituality (BASS) conference, a well written and thought provoking paper, leads us to consider the contribution of this critique of spirituality research to contemporary debates on the topic The views expressed within the paper are important and foster debate about the validity of research in the field of spirituality and religion. However, at the same time, this debate is reminiscent of the negative responses sometimes expressed about research publications in this field. At the same time, it must be recognised that there is a view held that there is an extra yard stick required for researchers in this field, who can be subjected to much higher standards and expectations than other researchers simply because of the topic and the deep seated conflicting views that advocates and critics hold. This paper considers the merits and challenges of this paper in light of this.
关键词：spirituality; religion; evidence-based practice spirituality ; religion ; evidence-based practice