The Guest Editor introduces a special issue on “Spirituality: Perspectives in Theory and Research.” The ambiguity and confusion commonly seen in defining the term spirituality are briefly discussed, as well as the growing scientific interest in the concept. The Guest Editor describes the contribution that each of the articles in this issue makes to the body of literature on the psychology of spirituality and states his belief that the articles selected are representative of the current work being done in this area.
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