446 KB0 KB192120262026Joys Joseph, Jemimalštevilka:2letnik:86str. 405-419ISSN:0006-5722DOI:10.34291/BV2026/02/JosephCOBISSID_HOST:290053379URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-5UNNGRTFenZaložba Univerze v LjubljaniBogoslovni vestnikfaithintrinsic religious orientationmolitevnotranja verska usmerjenostprayerreligijareligionreligious orientationscriptureSveto pismoveraverska naravnanostBridging literature and religious studies| Povezovanje književnosti in religijskih študij| analiza notranje verske usmerjenosti v delu T. K. Chapina The Journey of Grace| an examination of intrinsic religious orientation in T. K. Chapin’s The Journey of Grace|The present study examines the intrinsic religious orientation in T. K. Chapin’s The Journey of Grace. Intrinsic religious orientation involves the internalization of religious teachings, where individuals find meaning in their faith. By bridging Christian literature and religious studies, the present study makes a unique contribution, demonstrating how faith journeys are depicted in literature. Using qualitative content analysis, the research looks at five dimensions of intrinsic religious orientation: faith as a master motive, internalization, consistency, autonomous faith, and spiritual growth and transformation. This study addresses a fundamental gap in existing research by providing a qualitative content analysis as this field is dominated by quantitative research. The findings show that intrinsic religious orientation helps the characters to overcome emotional problems, achieve stability through faith. This study lays the foundation for future researchers to analyze Christian literature fiction in the areas of extrinsic religious orientationPrispevek preučuje notranjo versko naravnanost v delu T. K. Chapina The Journey of Grace. Notranja verska naravnanost pomeni notranje sprejetje verskih naukov, v katerih posamezniki najdejo smisel svoje vere. S povezovanjem krščanske literature in verskih študij raziskava prinaša edinstven prispevek, saj prikazuje, kako so verske poti upodobljene v literaturi. Z uporabo kvalitativne vsebinske analize raziskava obravnava pet dimenzij notranje verske naravnanosti: vero kot glavni motiv, notranje sprejetje, doslednost, avtonomno vero ter duhovno rast in preobrazbo. Študija zapolnjuje temeljno vrzel v obstoječih raziskavah, saj ponuja kvalitativno vsebinsko analizo, medtem ko na tem področju prevladujejo kvantitativne raziskave. Ugotovitve kažejo, da notranja verska usmerjenost pomaga likom premagovati čustvene težave in doseči stabilnost skozi vero. Študija postavlja temelje prihodnjim raziskovalcem za analizo krščanskega leposlovja na področju zunanje verske naravnanostiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta