TARGET ARTICLE: Stumbling Blocks on the Religious Road: Fractured Relationships, Nagging Vices, and the Inner Struggle to Believe

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Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health: Exploring the Moderating Effects of Religious Identity (2013, background): “Moreover, religious doubts may trigger feelings of guilt, remorse, shame, and embarrassment (Exline, 2002; Krause & Ellison, 2009).”
Who Benefits from Religion? (2011, background): “While skepticism about specific doctrines clearly plays a role (e.g. Altemeyer 2004; Altemeyer and Hunsberger 1997; Exline 2002; Hunsberger and Brown 1984), we suggest that one reason may be that the benefits of religiosity are not attained by all adherents: While those who believe strongly are…”
Forgivingness, vengeful rumination, and affective traits. (2005, background): “Often this moral code is religiously motivated (Enright, Santos, & Al-Mabuk, 1989; Exline, 2002; Gorsuch & Hao, 1993; Krause & Ellison, 2003; Krause & Ingersoll-Dayton, 2001; Mullet et al., 1998; Tsang & McCullough, 2003; Wuthnow, 2000).”
Spiritual Struggles and Psychological Distress: Is There a Dark Side of Religion? (2010, background): “Indeed, there is growing evidence that certain facets of religious engagement –often termed ‘‘spiritual struggles’’—may undermine health and well-being (Exline 2002; Exline and Rose 2005; Pargament 2002).”