Christian commitment and a "Docetic" view of human emotions
This paper encourages people in the church to discuss the danger of equating Christian commitment with a denial of one's humanity, thus developing a "docetic" view of human emotions. The paper focuses on biblical passages which are susceptible to three forms of "docetic interpret...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1984]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 1984, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-137 |
| Further subjects: | B
Physical Consequence
B Unpleasant Feeling B Religious Experience B Human Development B Human Emotion |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | This paper encourages people in the church to discuss the danger of equating Christian commitment with a denial of one's humanity, thus developing a "docetic" view of human emotions. The paper focuses on biblical passages which are susceptible to three forms of "docetic interpretation":denial of unpleasant feelings often in the name of Christian joy, with possible damaging emotional or physical consequences;denial of human development and the possible influence of the past on present emotional and religious experience; anddenial of humanvalue through passive acceptance of what seems to be inevitable by saying, "Thy will be done." |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00996155 |
