Karma and redemption: A religious approach to family violence
Violence within the family is becoming so widespread that its treatment cannot be left to specialists alone, but increasingly will be faced by the helping professions generally. The Hindu concept of Karma and the Christian theory of redemption together provide a religious understanding for those who...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1989]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 1989, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-25 |
| Further subjects: | B
Evil Consequence
B Religious Understanding B Christian Theory B Family Violence B Abuse Counseling |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Violence within the family is becoming so widespread that its treatment cannot be left to specialists alone, but increasingly will be faced by the helping professions generally. The Hindu concept of Karma and the Christian theory of redemption together provide a religious understanding for those who seek to help both the perpetrators and victims of family violence. Karma holds the truth that actions bear consequences, whereas redemption suggests that the evil consequences can be altered for good. The result is a new Karmic law which provides a fundamental starting point for family abuse counseling. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00987500 |