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Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction 11
Notes 13
Introduction 15
2.1 Narration and Autobiography—Making Sense of One's Own Life 16
2.2 Autobiographical Reasoning—Creating Coherence and Credibility 20
2.3 Narrative Identity—Creation and Adaptation of Personal Myths in the Lifespan 24
2.4 Talking about Religion: From Stages to Styles and Types and the Development of a Religious Identity 30
Notes 34
3.1 Studying Couples 37
3.2 Gender Differences in Religiosity and Narrating 43
3.3 Relevance of my Own Research and Explication of Research Questions 48
Notes 50
Introduction 53
4.1 Sample Description 54
4.2 Research with the Faith Development Interview 60
4.3 Inclusion of Selected Scales Based on the Questionnaires 68
4.4 Triangulation of Longitudinal Data—Putting it All Together 70
4.5 Structure of the Case Studies 72
Notes 74
5.1 Bianca—Negotiating Catholic Faith Within a Secular Society 77
5.2 Jannis—Finding his Faith Again 95
5.3 Bianca and Jannis—Comparison and Conclusion 112
Notes 113
6.1.1 Nadine's Life Reviews and her Spiritual Experiences 129
6.1.2 Nadine's Worldview and How She Thinks about Death 134
6.1.3 Nadine's Development—Triangulating the Data 141
Notes 143
7.1 Renate—Unfaltering Trust in a Leading God 149
7.2 Richard—Christian Charity as a Way of Life 167
7.3 Renate and Richard—Comparison and Conclusion 182
Notes 185
8.1.1 Carola's Life Reviews—Struggling with Losses and Deprivation 199
8.1.2 Carola's Subjective Religiosity—Being at Odds with God 206
8.1.3 Carola's Morality and her View on Society—A Critical View on the Current Situation 213
8.1.4 Carola's Religious and Moral Development—Triangulating the Data 221
Notes 224
Introduction 235
9.1 Gudrun—God as a Pillar of Strength 236
9.2 Werner—Seeking Personal Enlightenment 254
9.3 Gudrun and Werner—Comparison and Conclusion 272
Notes 274
10.1.1 Marion's Life Reviews—Looking Back on Life, Looking Forward to Death 287
10.1.2 Marion's Relationships—Being a Daughter and Being a Mother 295
10.1.3 Marion's Spirituality—Finally Finding God? 300
10.1.4 Marion's Development—Triangulating the Data 305
Notes 308
11.1 Talking about One's Life and about Relationships 317
11.2 Discussing (Non-)Religiosity 320
11.3 Comparing the Religious and Non-Religious Women 323
11.4 Narrative Identity and Leitmotifs—Discussing the Results 325
11.5 Recommendations for Future Research and Concluding Remarks 327
References 331
Appendix: BiNCCS (Bielefeld Narrative and Content Coding Scheme) 345