Internalizing the Love of God: A Theological Psychology of Receiving and Resisting Love
This paper provides a conceptual framework for explaining how someone can know of God’s love factually but fail to receive God’s love experientially. After developing a theological epistemology of knowledge of God’s love, I turn to the psychodynamic concept of internalization to further explain resi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Year: 2024, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-35 |
| Further subjects: | B
Divine Love
B Sanctification B Spiritual Formation B knowledge of God B theological psychology |
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| Summary: | This paper provides a conceptual framework for explaining how someone can know of God’s love factually but fail to receive God’s love experientially. After developing a theological epistemology of knowledge of God’s love, I turn to the psychodynamic concept of internalization to further explain resistance and receptivity to God’s loving presence. The paper concludes with implications for Christian spiritual formation. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1030 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/19397909241251622 |