Compassion articles, papers and essays related to religion or spirituality

Compassion Articles Related to Spirituality or Religion

Last Updated:
May, 2010

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Join in Giving Compassion A Strong Voice

by W. David Hoisington, Ph.D.

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Spirituality and Medicine: Science and Practice

A brief "editorial" that is a nice summary of how science is describing the application of sacred compassion elements within the health services.

Fetzer Institute research projects on "compassionate love"

Many of the above research projects have a religious tone, perhaps due to the way "compassionate love" was defined.

Research on "Faith Based Initiatives"

Much of this research has to do with the function of faith institutions to deliver services to the needy.

Rati, I. (2009). Remarks on Compassion and Altruism in the Pratyabhij, a Philosophy. Journal of Indian Philosophy, 37(4), 349-366.

Zahniser, J.A. & Boyd, C. A. (2008). The work of love, the practice of compassion and the homosexual neighbor. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 27(3), 215-226.

Batson, C., Denton, D., & Vollmecke, J. (2008). Quest religion, anti-fundamentalisim, and limited versus universal compassion. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion , 47(1), 135-45.