%0 Journal Article
%T Spiritual Exemplars: An Introduction
%A W. George Scarlett
%J Religions
%D 2012
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/rel3020183
%X This essay introduces the special issue, provides criteria for evaluating spiritual exemplars, presents a case study to illustrate how spiritual exemplars can extend our knowledge of spiritual development, and makes important distinctions between types of exemplars and between positive and pathological spirituality.
%K spiritual exemplars
%K criteria for evaluating
%K spiritual development
%K noble purpose
%K patterns of faith
%K spiritual pathology
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/3/2/183