Page Range
2-22
Keywords
Volitional Doubt, Motivation, Inspiration, Beauty, Wilderness, Jonathan Edwards, Abraham Maslow, Transcendence, Aesthetics, Land and Leisure Management
Abstract
Doubt is often part of Christian spiritual life. Matured doubt will influence the will (the volition) so as to keep the Christian doubter from acting like a Christian or even desiring the Christian life. This essay seeks to construct a theory designed to engage and help resolve volitional doubt by use of wilderness beauty. This theory incorporates three areas of study—Land and Leisure Management, Abraham Maslow’s metamotivation theory, and Jonathan Edwards' aesthetic theology—to demonstrate the uniqueness and usefulness of wilderness beauty for resolving volitional doubt. Subsequent to the construction of the theory, practical suggestions for its application are given.
Recommended Citation
Scalise, Brian T.. 2010. "Wilderness Beauty: A Means to Resolve Volitional Doubt." Eleutheria: John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Academic Journal 1, (1). https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eleu/vol1/iss1/3
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