Differing views on forgiveness: how do graduate-level theology students in South Korea perceive divine and human forgiveness?

How do graduate-level theology students in Korea perceive human and divine forgiveness? Are there certain aspects of forgiveness that they see as more different than other aspects because of their theological and cultural assumptions of human and divine forgiveness? Theology students from two Protes...

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Authors: Kim, Jichan J. (Author) ; Enright, Robert D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2021, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 220-230
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
FB Theological education
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Religion and spirituality
B clinical implications
B differing views on forgiveness
B cultural differences
B Divine Forgiveness
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Summary:How do graduate-level theology students in Korea perceive human and divine forgiveness? Are there certain aspects of forgiveness that they see as more different than other aspects because of their theological and cultural assumptions of human and divine forgiveness? Theology students from two Protestant divinity programs in South Korea showed higher endorsements for abandoning a desire for revenge, developing goodwill toward the offender, and restoring relationships in the context of divine forgiveness than human forgiveness. They did not differ on their level of endorsement for reconciliation as a necessary component of divine and human forgiveness. We discuss our findings within the context of South Korea and provide implications for clinical practice, limitations, and directions for future research.
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2019.1689889