On Poor Religious Coping: Spiritually Assessing Christianity’s Great Theologians
In this paper, I spiritually assess three religious figures: Evagrius Ponticus, Julian of Norwich, and Martin Luther using the FACIT-Sp, the Brief RCOPE, and the INSPIRIT, respectively. Evagrius, Julian, and Luther would never have viewed their faith commitments as helpful coping techniques or mecha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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Christian bioethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-312 |
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| Summary: | In this paper, I spiritually assess three religious figures: Evagrius Ponticus, Julian of Norwich, and Martin Luther using the FACIT-Sp, the Brief RCOPE, and the INSPIRIT, respectively. Evagrius, Julian, and Luther would never have viewed their faith commitments as helpful coping techniques or mechanisms for “spiritual well-being” and “psychological strength.” Far from desiring healthy, comfortable lives, all three of these believers went to extremes—physically, mentally, and spiritually—to live out their faith commitments. If they were alive today, many of Christianity’s most dynamic and inspirational representatives might simply be dismissed as spiritually and psychologically unwell. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-4195 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/cb/cbt028 |