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A Quantitative Analysis of God Attachment 
and the Christian Faith and Life Among 
Evangelical Christians

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2018-06-07
Author
Hardin, Gary Todd
Advisor
Johnson, Eric L.
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Attachment behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity
Abstract
This pilot study explored the possible relationships between attachment to God and the Christian faith and life among a small sample of evangelical Christians. A quantitative analysis was performed on Christian adults (N=189) in local churches in the southeastern region of the United States. The study examined the relationships between attachment to God, awareness of the value of sin-beliefs, beliefs about sin, and levels of religious defensiveness. The project used correlational and stepwise regression analyses. The study found there was a significant negative variance between avoidance of intimacy with God, anxiety over abandonment by God, avoidance of legalism and religious defensiveness. Implications for Christian psychology and pastoral ministry were also discussed.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10392/5618
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