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One Experiences God Hilary Dalton David C Dollahite amp Loren D Marks Brigham Young University UTCFR Annual Conference Salt Lake City UT March 31 2017 AFF Overview 198 Christian Jewish and Muslim families ID: 563908

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Transcendent Matters: Family Relationships Associated with How One Experiences God

Hilary Dalton, David C. Dollahite, & Loren D. Marks

Brigham Young University

UTCFR Annual Conference

Salt Lake City, UT, March 31, 2017Slide2

AFF Overview

198 Christian, Jewish, and Muslim families

Over half (51%) are from various ethnic minorities

From 17 states in all 8 major regions of the United StatesSlide3

Intro

Need to explore religion-relationships links (relational spirituality)

(Mahoney, 2013)

How perceptions of one’s experiences with God are related to family life

Attachment theory - “horizontal relationships”

Authority theory - “vertical relationships”Slide4

Intro

Directive transcendence

Experiencing God mostly as an authority figure (e.g. King, Judge, Ruler, Lawgiver, source of absolute Truth)

Intimate transcendence

Experience God mostly as close confidant (e.g. Healer, Companion, Guide, Comforter, Friend)

Authoritative transcendence

Experiencing God as both authority figure and close confidantSlide5

Research Questions

How do

religious families experience/perceive God

?

How do these perceptions influence family relationships

?Slide6

Methods

Concept

Number of

most salient accounts

Percent of

most salient accounts

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Theme 1: God as authority figure

102

66

36

100

65

35

A) God gives commandments

34

33

B) Submit will to God

30

29

C) God has a plan

23

23

Theme 2: God as close confidant

88

35

57

100

40

65

A) One can trust God

30

34

B) God is available at any time

24

27

C) God heals or provides support

20

23

D) God is personally interested and blesses

19

22

Theme 3: God as authority figure and close confidant

33

21

11

100

64

33

A) One can trust God

24

73

B) God as guide

11

33

C) One can converse with God

11

33

Slide7

Examples of Directive Transcendence

God gives commandments:

“Obeying his [God’s] laws, or his commands, or his teachings, is very important to have a successful life and a family.” (Baptist father)

Submit my will to God:

“The more I submit to God, the better husband I become.” (Episcopalian father)

God has a plan:

“But wasn’t this actually, without our knowing it, all part of Hashem’s plan? . . . We didn’t like it. . . . obviously this was how it was intended to work itself out, so that instead of you and me going divergent roads over it, we had to work together and find a place where we could be comfortable with each other and build a Jewish home together” (Jewish mother)Slide8

Examples of Intimate Transcendence

One can trust God:

“It provides . . . a security blanket. . . no matter what’s going on around you, there is some constant that’s there, and that’s God. . . . we can bring all of our problems and cares to Him. And there is that foundation that . . . it’s unmovable.” (Missionary Alliance father)

God is available at any time:

“God is there. As much as you get wrapped up in society and work and school and your friends, and this, and that . . . you know God is there. God is there. . . . You are never alone, and no matter what happens, if you have faith, it will work out for you.” (Catholic father)Slide9

Examples of Intimate Transcendence

God heals and provides support:

“In the course of . . . trying to raise children . . . your faith has to be a significant factor in that. . . . To fulfill your responsibility, to pass along faith in God, and in understanding that God loves you, and keeps you. [You teach your children that God] takes care of you, and provides for you, and is there when even I am not there, and [that He] will sustain you and make you whole.” (Muslim mother)

God is personally interested in and blesses us:

“We believe that our Heavenly father is willing, able, and desires to help us in every decision we have to make in life. Not just the big decisions. . . . We believe he [also] wants to help us to give us the guidance in . . . the little daily activities of our lives that require inspiration . . . we believe that our Heavenly Father is more than happy to . . . put impressions in our heart [and] in our minds to give us direction.” (Mormon father)Slide10

Examples of Authoritative Transcendence

One can trust God:

“Last year, we wanted to move again. When we prayed to God, we asked God’s will, “If you want us [to] stay at Baton Rouge, please prepare a job for us.” It was wonderful to find this job. So whenever we have something, we pray to God [and] ask for God’s will.” (Chinese Christian mother)

God as a guide:

“[God is] a guide definitely . . . [to] where you’re going to live, how to bring your children up. [He] gives us direction; helps us have love, the kind of love He has.” (Missionary Alliance mother)

One can converse with God:

“I would consider God fatherly and parental. . . . since He has communicated to us in those relational terms . . . I trust that that’s probably the best way to deal with Him,

‘cause

that’s the way He’s talked to us.” (Baptist husband)Slide11

Type of transcendent relationship a parent experiences with God may impact the ways that parents relate to their

children

When parents experience an authoritative transcendent relationship with God, they may be better equipped to relate to and with their children.

They may be better able to balance being an authority figure to, and a close confidant for their children

Could increase the likelihood of a healthy, high-attachment relationship.

ConclusionSlide12

PDFs of publications available at:

http://AmericanFamiliesofFaith.byu.edu

For slides/handouts from this presentation email me at:

dhilary5@gmail.comSlide13

Thanks to the 1

38

BYU & LSU Students Who Have Worked on The American Families of Faith Project

BYU GRAD STUDENTS

Hilary Dalton

Emily Layton

Toshi Shichida

Michael Goodman

Jennifer Y. Thatcher

Heather Howell

Joe Chelladurai

BYU UNDERGRADS

Jessica Finnigan

Camille Brown

Patricia Flores

Cara Graybill

Anna Ridley

Jennifer Spooner

Anthony Walker

Nathaniel Lambert

Jennifer Yorgason

Hannah Hill

Lydia Polakoff

Sarah Sheley

Kiera Staples

Sarah Call

Heidi Emett

Alison Holdaway

Jordan Kennard

Tiffany Lindsey

Marie Olsen

Sarah Solomon

Allison Barnes

Genevieve Bruno

Laura Turner

Megan Stokes

Elisse Weinert

Amy White

Esther Young

Margaret Jacob

Julie Malloy

Courtney Andersen

Jennifer Bowman

Jason Burningham

Aubrianna Critchfield

Rachael Moore

Tiffany Larson

Taleah Kear

Megan Sheldon

JC Brugger

Heather Eaton

James Jensen

Jessica Krewson

Janelle Martin

Ellise Mulcock

David Parks

Rachael Raben

Eliza Sallstrom

Joseph Simonson

Amy Steflik

Megan Stokes

Melissa Tenneson

Kelsie Christiansen

Stephanie Seaborn

Veda WeinertSlide14

Thanks to the 1

38

BYU & LSU Students Who Have Worked on The American Families of Faith Project

Aubrey Dalton

Rebekah deBoer

Naomi Winters

Jordan Kohl

JilliAnne Jensen

Heather Garbe

Cloee Colohan

Annemarie Hale

Natasha Ovuoba

Madison Raymond

Kristal Woods

Kate Patterson

Summer Saunders

Makayla Foley

Jillian Cannaday

Dayeong (Amy) An

Lindsey Feil

Jennifer Hamula

Katelyn Ray

Julia Norman

Kaity Pearl

Ashley Tuft

Logan Dicus

Kate Handy

Michele Griggs

Jordyn Carter

Jeanine Bell

Madison Stillwell

Brooke Z. Patterson

Nic Suder

Sherrie Goaslind

Essen Skabelund

Cody Gunnels

Anna Finneran

Ethan Jones

Candace Judd

Treana Johnson

Betsy Hughes

Emily Turner

MacRorie Hewitt

Kelsie Gleason

Amanda Cottle

Joshua Powner

Lenore Mulford

Elisabeth Kirchner

Tiffany Alexander

Mallory Elder

Kara Fluckiger

Savannah Fonseca

Kelsey Jeppson

Lauren Miller

Kalani Purcell

Sara Stinnett

Justin Torrance

Jaimie Trottier

Erika Zeiner

BYU Total: 116Slide15

LSU GRAD STUDENTS

Olena Nesteruk

Mandy Swanson

Katrina Hopkins

Trevan Hatch

Yaxin Lu

Antonius Skipper

Loredana Apavaloaie

Teri Brown

Zahra Alghafli

Katie Barker

Allison Berry Rayburn

Courtney Pitts

Gloria Thompson

Carol Leblanc

LSU UNDERGRADS

Tanya Davis

Mindi Batson

Whitney Lain

Emily Fuller

Pamela Owens

Justin Wax

Tim Benedetto

Melissa Navarra

LSU Total: 22

Grand Total: 138

Thanks to the 1

38

BYU & LSU Students Who Have Worked on The American Families of Faith Project