Growing in grace: how the experience of divine grace cultivates humility

References

• Bassett, R. L., Falinski, K., Luitich, K., Pahls, K., Suhr, J., Tenore, C., & Wigle, A. (2012, March). Amazing grace [Poster presentation]. Meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
   Google Scholar
• Bronte, J., & Wade, J. (2012). The experience of grace: Divine assistance in making a change. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 44(2), 182–200.
   Google Scholar
• Bufford, R. K., Blackburn, A. M., Sisemore, T. A., & Bassett, R. L. (2015). Preliminary analyses of three measures of grace: Can they be unified? Journal of Psychology and Theology, 43(2), 86–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/009164711504300
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Humble beginnings: Current trends, state perspectives, and hallmarks of humility. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7(11), 819–833. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12069
   Google Scholar
• Davis, D. E., & Hook, J. (2014). Humility, religion, and spirituality: An endpiece. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 42(1), 111–117. https://doi.org/10.1177/009164711404200112
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davis, D. E., Hook, J. N., McAnnally-Linz, R., Choe, E., & Placeres, V. (2017). Humility, religion, and spirituality: A review of the literature. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9(3), 242–253. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000111
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davis, D. E., Hook, J. N., Worthington, E. L., Jr., Van Tongeren, D. R., Gartner, A. L., Jennings, D. J., II, & Emmons, R. A. (2011). Relational humility: Conceptualizing and measuring humility as a personality judgment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 93(3), 225–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2011.558871
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davis, D. E., Worthington, E. L., Jr., Hook, J. N., Emmons, R. A., Hill, P. C., Bollinger, R. A., & Van Tongeren, D. R. (2013). Humility and the development and repair of social bonds: Two longitudinal studies. Self and Identity, 12(1), 58–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2011.636509
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dunnington, K. (2016). Humility: An Augustinian perspective. Pro Ecclesia, 25(1), 18–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/106385121602500102
   Google Scholar
• Emmons, R. A., Hill, P. C., Barrett, J. L., & Kapic, K. M. (2017). Psychological and theological reflections on grace and its relevance for science and practice. The Journal of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9(3), 276–284. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000136
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Emmons, R. A., & Kneezel, T. T. (2005). Giving thanks: Spiritual and religious correlates of gratitude. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 24(2), 140–148.
   Google Scholar
• Exline, J. J., & Geyer, A. L. (2004). Perceptions of humility: A preliminary study. Self and Identity, 3(2), 95–114. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576500342000077
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gulliford, L., & Roberts, R. C. (2018). Exploring the “unity” of the virtues: The case of an allocentric quintet. Theory & Psychology, 28(2), 208–226. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354317751666
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hill, P. C., Dunnington, K., & Hall, M. E. L. (2018). Glad intellectual dependence on God: A theistic account of intellectual humility. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 37(3), 195–204.
   Google Scholar
• Holloman, H. (1999). The forgotten blessing: Rediscovering the transforming power of sanctification. Word Pub.
   Google Scholar
• Jankowski, P. J., Sandage, S. J., & Hill, P. C. (2013). Differentiation-based models of forgivingness, mental health and social justice commitment: Mediator effects for differentiation of self and humility. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8(5), 412–424. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2013.820337
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khalaf-Moughabghab, S. (2019). Humility, gratitude, forgiveness, grace, trust, and marital satisfaction among Lebanese couples [Doctoral dissertation (PhD)]. Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global Database. (UMI No. 22615040).
   Google Scholar
• Krause, N., Pargament, K. I., Hill, P. C., & Ironson, G. (2016). Humility, stressful life events, and psychological well-being: Findings from the Landmark Spirituality and Health Survey. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(5), 499–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2015.1127991
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meissner, W. W. (1987). Life and faith: Psychological perspective on religious experience. Georgetown University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Means, J. R., Wilson, G. L., Sturm, C., Biron, J. E., & Bach, P. J. (1990). Humility as a psychotherapeutic formulation. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 3(2), 211–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515079008254249
   Google Scholar
• Owens, B. P., Johnson, M. D., & Mitchell, T. R. (2013). Expressed humility in organizations: Implications for performance, teams, and leadership. Organization Science, 24(5), 1517–1538. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1120.0795
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Powers, C., Nam, R. K., Rowatt, W. C., & Hill, P. C. (2007). Associations between humility, spiritual transcendence, and forgiveness. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 18, 75–94. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004158511.i-301.32
   Google Scholar
• Sandage, S. J. (1999). An ego-humility model of forgiveness: A theory-driven empirical test of group interventions [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Commonwealth University.
   Google Scholar
• Shepherd, S., & Belicki, K. (2008). Trait forgiveness and traitedness within the HEXACO model of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 45(5), 389–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.05.011
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sisemore, T. A., Killian, M., & Swanson, M. (2006, March). Initial development of the PS I Grace Scale. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
   Google Scholar
• Sisemore, T. A., Swanson, M., Arbuckle, M., Fisher, R., Lillian, M., McGinnis, J., & Mortellaro, E. (2011). Grace and Christian psychology– part 1: Preliminary measurement, relationships, and implications for practice. Edification: The Transdisciplinary Journal of Christian Psychology, 4(2), 57–63.
   Google Scholar
• Spradlin, J. D. (2002). Shame, grace, and spirituality: A comparison of measures [Doctoral dissertation]. Dissertation Abstracts International, 63, 4926.
   Google Scholar
• Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (2nd ed.). Sage Publications.
   Google Scholar
• Tjeltveit, A. C. (2004). Understanding human beings in the light of grace: The possibility and promise of theology-informed psychologies. Consensus: A Canadian Lutheran Journal of Theology, 20(2), 99–122. http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensus/vol29/iss2/5.
   Google Scholar
• Vera, D., & Rodriguez-Lopez, A. (2004). Strategic virtues: Humility as a source of competitive advantage. Organizational Dynamics, 33(4), 393–408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2004.09.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Watson, P. J., Chen, Z., & Sisemore, T. A. (2011). Grace and Christian psychology – part 2: Psychometric refinements and relationships with self-compassion, depression, beliefs about sin, and religious orientation. Edification: The Transdisciplinary Journal of Christian Psychology, 4(2), 64–72.
   Google Scholar
• Watson, P. J., Morris, R. J., & Hood, R. W. (1988a). Sin and self-functioning: I grace, guilt, and self-consciousness. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 16(3), 254–269. https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718801600305
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Watson, P. J., Morris, R. J., & Hood, R. W. (1988b). Sin and self-functioning: II grace, guilt, and psychological adjustment. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 16(3), 270–281. https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718801600306
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Weeks, T. L. (2020). Cultural humility and grace in explicitly Christian programs [Doctoral dissertation (PsyD)]. Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global Database. (UMI No. 27831215).
   Google Scholar
• Worthington, E. L., Jr., Davis, D. E., & Hook, J. N. (2017). Introduction: Context, overview, and guiding questions. In E. L. Worthington, Jr., D. E. Davis, & J. N. Hook (Eds.), Handbook of humility: Theory, research and applications (pp. 1–15). Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Wright, J. C., Nadelhoffer, T., Perini, T., Langville, A., Echols, M., & Venezia, K. (2017). The psychological significance of humility. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(1), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1167940
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar