Spiritual Intelligence: Perspectives and challenges

Subject Areas : Educational Science

alireza rajaei ¹ (- استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تربت جام)

Received: 2015-12-30 Accepted : 2015-12-30 Published : 2010-05-22

Keywords: intelligence, spiritual, psychology of religion,

Abstract :

In this article, after a brief introduction to the psychology of religion, the latest concept of spiritual intelligence is presented. In  recent  years , the  intelligence  has not only been considered  as a cognitive  ability , but  it has  also been extended  to  other  fields  like  emotional  intelligence , natural  intelligence , existential  intelligence  and  spiritual  intelligence. The theoretical  framework  of  spiritual  intelligence and it's components are discussed  and  the  challenges  of this new concept are considered. Then, some of it's components are compared with Islamic and literary works. Finally several questions are proposed for future study