"Keep Pressing On": Spiritual Epistemology and Its Role in the Collegiate Lives of Black Gay and Bisexual Men

This qualitative study explores how the spiritual epistemology of Black, gay and bisexual, cisgender men in college changed during their spiritual journeys and how participants used spirituality in their collegiate lives. External forces, such as family members, religious text, and church settings,...

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Published in:Journal of college and character 2016-01, Vol.17 (1), p.23-39
Main Authors: Means, Darris R., Jaeger, Audrey J.
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African American Students
Beliefs
Bisexuality
College Environment
Coping
Epistemology
Gays & lesbians
Hermeneutics
Males
Minority students
Qualitative Research
Religion
Religion & psychology
Semi Structured Interviews
Sexual Orientation
Spiritual Development
Spirituality
Student Adjustment
Student Experience
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