Holy Saturday and the Experience of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: a Chalcedonian Approach
This paper considers the particular resonances between the experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and a theology of Holy Saturday that emphasizes Christ’s “going to the dead.” On the psychological front, the paper reviews common aspects of OCD; on the theological front, the paper outlines...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
[2021]
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Pastoral psychology
Year: 2021, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-85 |
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Anxiety Disorders
B Holy Saturday B Christology B Mental Health Care B Pastoral Counseling B Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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| Summary: | This paper considers the particular resonances between the experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and a theology of Holy Saturday that emphasizes Christ’s “going to the dead.” On the psychological front, the paper reviews common aspects of OCD; on the theological front, the paper outlines the arguments of Hans Urs von Balthasar concerning Christ’s Holy Saturday suffering and solidarity with humanity. The paper then utilizes a “Chalcedonian conception” of balancing theology and psychology, with each informing (and not eclipsing) the other, by examining the ways that a study of OCD and Holy Saturday together can prevent harmful distinctions between the spiritual and the scientific, the sacred and the secular. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-020-00936-z |