Contemporary psychology's use in Eastern-Christian pastoral ministry: psychotherapeutic approaches to the cure of souls
The psychologist wishes to balance man psychologically. The spiritual father aims at his divinisation ... the psychologist employs the method of questioning and listening and tries to make man aware of his problem and to mature psychologically. The spiritual father, illumined by the grace of God, lo...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2017, Volume: 94, Issue: 2, Pages: 210-220 |
RelBib Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa KDB Roman Catholic Church KDF Orthodox Church RG Pastoral care ZD Psychology |
Summary: | The psychologist wishes to balance man psychologically. The spiritual father aims at his divinisation ... the psychologist employs the method of questioning and listening and tries to make man aware of his problem and to mature psychologically. The spiritual father, illumined by the grace of God, locates the problem-which is the darkness of the nous-and tries to lead man to the theoria of God by the means of the Orthodox method of purification and illumination. The psychologist acts anthropocentrically using thoughts and ideas. The spiritual father acts in a theocentric way. He uses the therapeutic method, but also the mysteries through which the heart receives the grace of God. |
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ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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