The Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus as Bereavement Experiences: An Engagement with Gerald O'Collins
In recent years, debate has resumed regarding whether or not the post-resurrection appearances may have been hallucinations or delusions on the part of the disciples. A sub-category of this debate is the question of bereavement hallucinations. Was the disciples' bereaved state in the wake of th...
Published in: | Irish theological quarterly |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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Irish theological quarterly
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
O'Collins, Gerald 1931-
/ Resurrection
/ Appearance
/ Grief
/ Hallucination
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IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology NBF Christology |
Further subjects: | B
Bereavement
B O'Collins B Delusions B Rees B Hallucinations B Parapsychology |
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Summary: | In recent years, debate has resumed regarding whether or not the post-resurrection appearances may have been hallucinations or delusions on the part of the disciples. A sub-category of this debate is the question of bereavement hallucinations. Was the disciples' bereaved state in the wake of the crucifixion responsible for their seeing' Jesus? A few years ago, Gerald O'Collins, in this journal, argued, on the basis of a comparison between the two, that, despite a few similarities, the differences between them are too great to justify the so-called hallucination hypothesis.' The question remains problematic, however, partly because biblical scholars do not take the contributions of professional psychologists and psychiatrists seriously enough. In the present article I examine O'Collins's arguments, reaching a different, though undogmatic conclusion from his own. |
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ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0021140020906915 |