Meaning in life: Discovered or created?

Against the background claims that a meaningful life is more likely to be the product of creation than discovery and that a meaningful life must involve both subjective satisfaction and an objective moral component, three foundations of a meaningful life are discussed. These include the quality of o...

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1. VerfasserIn: Baird, Robert M. 1937- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1985]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 1985, Band: 24, Heft: 2, Seiten: 117-124
weitere Schlagwörter:B Subjective Satisfaction
B Moral Component
B Theological Challenge
B Integrative Power
B Meaningful Life
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Zusammenfassung:Against the background claims that a meaningful life is more likely to be the product of creation than discovery and that a meaningful life must involve both subjective satisfaction and an objective moral component, three foundations of a meaningful life are discussed. These include the quality of one's relationships, the integrative power of one's goals and projects, and the role of story or stories. Concerning the role of story, the theological challenge is to choose that story or those stories that place life in a genuinely ultimate context.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01532255