Transcending Fear and Anxiety: The Great Cleanup

This article demonstrates that a state of anxiety, which includes fear, can be harmful and destructive not only on the personal but also on the communal and societal levels. Democratic South Africa (post-1994), a highly religious country, is a case in point. Rather than experiencing and conveying to...

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主要作者: Dreyer, Yolanda (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: Springer Science Business Media B. V. [2018]
In: Pastoral psychology
Year: 2018, 卷: 67, 发布: 5, Pages: 475-491
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RG Pastoral care
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Life-affirming faith
B Pastoral Care
B Violent Crime
B Anxiety and fear
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总结:This article demonstrates that a state of anxiety, which includes fear, can be harmful and destructive not only on the personal but also on the communal and societal levels. Democratic South Africa (post-1994), a highly religious country, is a case in point. Rather than experiencing and conveying to others the positive, life-affirming effect of faith, pervasive anxiety and fear have taken hold of the people, the effect of which is disruptive and destructive. The author argues that the challenge is to transcend fear and anxiety, participate in “the Great Divine Cleanup,” and touch the lives of others with a message of freedom and hope.
ISSN:1573-6679
Contains:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-018-0819-z