The Quiet Power of Humility

DARYL VAN TONGEREN, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Hope College. A social psychologist, he has published over two hundred scholarly articles and chapters on topics such as meaning in life, humility, religion, forgiveness, relationships, and well-being. His research has been covered by numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Huffington Post, NPR affliate radio stations, Scientific American, and Men's Health. He has also coauthored The Courage to Suffer (with Sara A. Showalter Van Tongeren). Van Tongeren has been supported by numerous grants from the John Templeton Foundation, and his research has won national and international awards. Currently, he is an associate editor of the joumal of Positive Psychology and a consulting editor for Psychology of Religion and Spirituality and the joumal of Social Psychology. He enjoys running, biking, and hiking near where he lives with his wife, Sara, in Holland, Michigan.