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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Auteur principal: Holten, Wilko van 1970- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publishing 2021
Dans: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Année: 2021, Volume: 75, Numéro: 1, Pages: 4-12
Sujets non-standardisés:B Theology
B Chaplaincy
B Psychotic Experience
B Religious delusions
B Criteria
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1542305020967327