Mohsenn
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Dear all,
I am reading an article on spirituality. There is a term in that article which has been used in several places but as we do not have an equivalent for this complicated term in our language I really have problem in understanding the meaning of it. The term is Ultimate. The meanings of this term in the dictionary are: "final; extreme; greatest; fundamental; decisive". I really do not know which one applies to the term here. I have pasted three sentences of the text. You do not need to read all of them, I just tried to give more examples. I would appreciate it if you could help me understand the meaning of this term in this context. Also, does "concern" mean "worry" here?
Spirituality is the personal expression of ultimate concern. Tillich (1957) contended that the essence of religion, in the broadest and most inclusive sense, is the state of being ultimately concerned—having a “passion for the infinite,” a passion that is unparalleled in human motivation.
Spirituality has been defined as that which “involves ultimate and personal truths” (Wong, 1998, p. 364), and spirituality refers to how an individual “lives meaningfully with ultimacy, his or her response to the deepest truths of the universe” (Bregman & Thierman, 1995, p. 149).
Allport (1950) defined a mature religious sentiment as “a disposition to respond favorably…to objects or principles that the individual regards as of ultimate importance in his own life, and as having to do with what he regards as permanent or central in the nature of things”
I am reading an article on spirituality. There is a term in that article which has been used in several places but as we do not have an equivalent for this complicated term in our language I really have problem in understanding the meaning of it. The term is Ultimate. The meanings of this term in the dictionary are: "final; extreme; greatest; fundamental; decisive". I really do not know which one applies to the term here. I have pasted three sentences of the text. You do not need to read all of them, I just tried to give more examples. I would appreciate it if you could help me understand the meaning of this term in this context. Also, does "concern" mean "worry" here?
Spirituality is the personal expression of ultimate concern. Tillich (1957) contended that the essence of religion, in the broadest and most inclusive sense, is the state of being ultimately concerned—having a “passion for the infinite,” a passion that is unparalleled in human motivation.
Spirituality has been defined as that which “involves ultimate and personal truths” (Wong, 1998, p. 364), and spirituality refers to how an individual “lives meaningfully with ultimacy, his or her response to the deepest truths of the universe” (Bregman & Thierman, 1995, p. 149).
Allport (1950) defined a mature religious sentiment as “a disposition to respond favorably…to objects or principles that the individual regards as of ultimate importance in his own life, and as having to do with what he regards as permanent or central in the nature of things”