caa a22 4500 477052282 CHVBK 20180405111341.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02354951 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02354951 Van Ness Peter Columbia University in New York, New York, USA aut Endangered bliss: Reflections on joy and religion [Elektronische Daten] [Peter Van Ness] This essay begins with the observation that experiences of intense joy are increasingly absent from the religious lives of many Americans. Examination of the linguistic history of the words "bliss” and "bless” suggests the origins and implications of this loss of joy. A case is made that bliss is crucial to vital Christian life, so long as it occurs in the context of disciplined behavior productive of moral and aesthetic value. Institutes of Religion and Health, 1996 Journal of Religion and Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 35/3(1996-09-01), 215-224 0022-4197 35:3<215 1996 35 10943 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354951 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354951 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Van Ness Peter Columbia University in New York, New York, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Religion and Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 35/3(1996-09-01), 215-224 0022-4197 35:3<215 1996 35 10943 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer