A Chaplain’s View on Religious Delusions (and Other Extraordinary Experiences): Towards a Theological Framework of Understanding
In this article, the author discusses the question of how to evaluate delusions with religious or spiritual content from a theological perspective. How does a spiritual care practitioner listen to such delusions? The author proposes a theory of meaning that can account for both ordinary and extraord...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage Publishing
2021
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Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Jahr: 2021, Band: 75, Heft: 1, Seiten: 4-12 |
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Theology
B Chaplaincy B Psychotic Experience B Religious delusions B Criteria |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In this article, the author discusses the question of how to evaluate delusions with religious or spiritual content from a theological perspective. How does a spiritual care practitioner listen to such delusions? The author proposes a theory of meaning that can account for both ordinary and extraordinary experiences and discusses a list of theological criteria in terms of which spiritual care practitioners can understand delusional and other extraordinary experiences and beliefs with spiritual content. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1542305020967327 |