The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns

the long version

"What gives meaning to life? Of all the aims that people strive for, which ones really matter? Proposing that personal goals are what make life meaningful, valuable, and worth living, this volume explores the role played by spirituality and religion in investing goals with significance.". "Bringing to the fore a profound aspect of many people's lives that is often neglected by scientific investigators, this book will be read with interest by students and scholars of personality, motivation, health psychology, the psychology of religion, and theology, as well as practitioners and students of counseling and psychotherapy. It serves as a unique primary or supplemental text in graduate-level courses."--BOOK JACKET.