Dear Network for Research in Faith and Health,
You are warmly invited for a seminar on Meaning-Making and Health with ass.professor, ph.d. Tatjana Schnell on 24.08.12.
A program with abstracts of talks, list of recommended readings and bio of Tatjana Schnell is attached to this e-mail in word-format.
Tatjana Schnell is one of the leading European researchers in meaning making and health in secular society. By means of both qualitative and survey based methodologies her work has centered on meaning systems, both atheistic, spiritual and religious, and how they influence well-being and health.
The seminar takes place in Odense, Denmark at the University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Health Sciences, Winsløwsparken 25, Room 25.111
Registration is not mandatory, but we would appreciate if you would let us know by e-mail to Lærke Yssing: [email protected] so we can order the right amount of coffee etc. Lærke will be able to provide you with hotel information, if need be.
The Program is as follows:
9.00-10.00: Arrival and Coffee
10:00-10:45: Talk 1 – “Sources of meaning – immanent and transcendent”
11:00-11:45: Talk 2 – “Why meaning matters: Meaning in life, well-being and health”
12:00-13:00: Lunch in Cantina at Winsløwsparken 19
13:00-16:00: Workshop: Exploring personal meaning
In the attached word-document you will find abstracts for the two talks.
Recommended readings:
10:00-10:45: Talk 1 – “Sources of meaning – immanent and transcendent”
11:00-11:45: Talk 2 – “Why meaning matters: Meaning in life, well-being and health”
12:00-13:00: Lunch in Cantina at Winsløwsparken 19
13:00-16:00: Workshop: Exploring personal meaning
In the attached word-document you will find abstracts for the two talks.
Recommended readings:
Schnell, T. (2009). The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe): Relations to demographics and well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4 (6), 483-499.
Schnell, T. (2011). Individual differences in meaning-making: Considering the variety of sources of meaning, their density and diversity. Personality and Individual Differences, 51 (5), 667-673.doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.00
Optionally:
Schnell, T. (2010). Existential Indifference: Another Quality of Meaning in Life. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50 (3), 351-373.
Schnell, T. & Keenan, W.J.F. (2011). Meaning-Making in an Atheist World. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 33 (1), 55-78. (PDF can be downloaded here: www.sinnforschung.org)
You will find hyperlinks to the recommended and optional readings in the attached word document.
Bio:
Tatjana Schnell studied psychology and protestant theology in Göttingen, London and Heidelberg. She did a Master of Philosophy in Theology in Cambridge (UK), and a PhD in psychology in Trier (Germany). After working as a researcher and lecturer in the psychology of personality, individual differences and assessment at the University of Trier, she moved to Innsbruck (Austria) in 2005. Since then, she is in charge of the psychology of personality and individual differences in the Institute of Psychology, Innsbruck University. Her main research interests are meaning in life; secularity, religiosity and spirituality; and integrative models of personality. She is a member of the editorial board of the Archive of the Psychology of Religion, the Journal of Implicit Religion and the Welsh Journal of Psychology, and a reviewer for many international journals. She is currently working on a multidimensional model of secularity, the development of a meaning-supportive intervention for cancer patients, and a government-funded representative study of giftedness and meaning.
Schnell, T. (2011). Individual differences in meaning-making: Considering the variety of sources of meaning, their density and diversity. Personality and Individual Differences, 51 (5), 667-673.doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.00
Optionally:
Schnell, T. (2010). Existential Indifference: Another Quality of Meaning in Life. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50 (3), 351-373.
Schnell, T. & Keenan, W.J.F. (2011). Meaning-Making in an Atheist World. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 33 (1), 55-78. (PDF can be downloaded here: www.sinnforschung.org)
You will find hyperlinks to the recommended and optional readings in the attached word document.
Bio:
Tatjana Schnell studied psychology and protestant theology in Göttingen, London and Heidelberg. She did a Master of Philosophy in Theology in Cambridge (UK), and a PhD in psychology in Trier (Germany). After working as a researcher and lecturer in the psychology of personality, individual differences and assessment at the University of Trier, she moved to Innsbruck (Austria) in 2005. Since then, she is in charge of the psychology of personality and individual differences in the Institute of Psychology, Innsbruck University. Her main research interests are meaning in life; secularity, religiosity and spirituality; and integrative models of personality. She is a member of the editorial board of the Archive of the Psychology of Religion, the Journal of Implicit Religion and the Welsh Journal of Psychology, and a reviewer for many international journals. She is currently working on a multidimensional model of secularity, the development of a meaning-supportive intervention for cancer patients, and a government-funded representative study of giftedness and meaning.
Cordial Greetings,
Niels Christian Hvidt
Niels Christian Hvidt
Dear Network for Research in Faith and Health,
You are warmly invited for a seminar on Meaning-Making and Health with ass.professor, ph.d. Tatjana Schnell on 24.08.12.
A program with abstracts of talks, list of recommended readings and bio of Tatjana Schnell is attached to this e-mail in word-format.
Tatjana Schnell is one of the leading European researchers in meaning making and health in secular society. By means of both qualitative and survey based methodologies her work has centered on meaning systems, both atheistic, spiritual and religious, and how they influence well-being and health.
The seminar takes place in Odense, Denmark at the University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Health Sciences, Winsløwsparken 25, Room 25.111
Registration is not mandatory, but we would appreciate if you would let us know by e-mail to Lærke Yssing: [email protected] so we can order the right amount of coffee etc. Lærke will be able to provide you with hotel information, if need be.
The Program is as follows:
9.00-10.00: Arrival and Coffee
10:00-10:45: Talk 1 – “Sources of meaning – immanent and transcendent”
11:00-11:45: Talk 2 – “Why meaning matters: Meaning in life, well-being and health”
12:00-13:00: Lunch in Cantina at Winsløwsparken 19
13:00-16:00: Workshop: Exploring personal meaning
In the attached word-document you will find abstracts for the two talks.
Recommended readings:
10:00-10:45: Talk 1 – “Sources of meaning – immanent and transcendent”
11:00-11:45: Talk 2 – “Why meaning matters: Meaning in life, well-being and health”
12:00-13:00: Lunch in Cantina at Winsløwsparken 19
13:00-16:00: Workshop: Exploring personal meaning
In the attached word-document you will find abstracts for the two talks.
Recommended readings:
Schnell, T. (2009). The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe): Relations to demographics and well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4 (6), 483-499.
Schnell, T. (2011). Individual differences in meaning-making: Considering the variety of sources of meaning, their density and diversity. Personality and Individual Differences, 51 (5), 667-673.doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.00
Optionally:
Schnell, T. (2010). Existential Indifference: Another Quality of Meaning in Life. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50 (3), 351-373.
Schnell, T. & Keenan, W.J.F. (2011). Meaning-Making in an Atheist World. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 33 (1), 55-78. (PDF can be downloaded here: www.sinnforschung.org)
You will find hyperlinks to the recommended and optional readings in the attached word document.
Bio:
Tatjana Schnell studied psychology and protestant theology in Göttingen, London and Heidelberg. She did a Master of Philosophy in Theology in Cambridge (UK), and a PhD in psychology in Trier (Germany). After working as a researcher and lecturer in the psychology of personality, individual differences and assessment at the University of Trier, she moved to Innsbruck (Austria) in 2005. Since then, she is in charge of the psychology of personality and individual differences in the Institute of Psychology, Innsbruck University. Her main research interests are meaning in life; secularity, religiosity and spirituality; and integrative models of personality. She is a member of the editorial board of the Archive of the Psychology of Religion, the Journal of Implicit Religion and the Welsh Journal of Psychology, and a reviewer for many international journals. She is currently working on a multidimensional model of secularity, the development of a meaning-supportive intervention for cancer patients, and a government-funded representative study of giftedness and meaning.
Schnell, T. (2011). Individual differences in meaning-making: Considering the variety of sources of meaning, their density and diversity. Personality and Individual Differences, 51 (5), 667-673.doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.00
Optionally:
Schnell, T. (2010). Existential Indifference: Another Quality of Meaning in Life. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50 (3), 351-373.
Schnell, T. & Keenan, W.J.F. (2011). Meaning-Making in an Atheist World. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 33 (1), 55-78. (PDF can be downloaded here: www.sinnforschung.org)
You will find hyperlinks to the recommended and optional readings in the attached word document.
Bio:
Tatjana Schnell studied psychology and protestant theology in Göttingen, London and Heidelberg. She did a Master of Philosophy in Theology in Cambridge (UK), and a PhD in psychology in Trier (Germany). After working as a researcher and lecturer in the psychology of personality, individual differences and assessment at the University of Trier, she moved to Innsbruck (Austria) in 2005. Since then, she is in charge of the psychology of personality and individual differences in the Institute of Psychology, Innsbruck University. Her main research interests are meaning in life; secularity, religiosity and spirituality; and integrative models of personality. She is a member of the editorial board of the Archive of the Psychology of Religion, the Journal of Implicit Religion and the Welsh Journal of Psychology, and a reviewer for many international journals. She is currently working on a multidimensional model of secularity, the development of a meaning-supportive intervention for cancer patients, and a government-funded representative study of giftedness and meaning.
Cordial Greetings,
Niels Christian Hvidt
Niels Christian Hvidt