نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Understanding the presence of God plays a fundamental role in shaping individual identity and spiritual development. Conceptual images serve as cognitive tools through which individuals experience and perceive God, often reflected in various cultural and psychological forms—especially personal narratives. These narratives can reveal students’ emotional constructs of God and offer insights into their educational and social formation. As future mothers, fathers, and active members of society, students’ perceptions of God—whether joyful or fearful—are closely tied to their lived experiences and influence their personal and communal lives. This study aims to explore the educational function of joyful and fearful constructs of God in the narratives of 11th-grade female students from the northern and southern districts of Tehran. Using a narrative inquiry approach and a descriptive-analytical method, the study analyzes written narratives collected through random sampling. The findings show that many students describe God’s presence in their lives through joyful attributes. The joyful construct appeared 74 times, surpassing the fearful construct, which was recorded 49 times. These results suggest that emphasizing the joyful aspects of divine imagery may foster a more harmonious and effective understanding of God’s presence among students.
کلیدواژهها English