The Concepts of the Indwelling Spirit and the Self-Critic in Theistic Theory and Research
This article claims that theists and nontheists interpret data differently based on their different worldviews. Theists interpret some research data as evidence of god’s presence because their faith in god allows them to perceive it. nontheists do not perceive god’s presence because their worldview...
| Published in: | Research in the social scientific study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2012
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 23, Pages: 151-170 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social sciences
B Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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| Summary: | This article claims that theists and nontheists interpret data differently based on their different worldviews. Theists interpret some research data as evidence of god’s presence because their faith in god allows them to perceive it. nontheists do not perceive god’s presence because their worldview rejects any notion of god in psychological research or theory. however, the data for both theists and nontheists are the results of naturally occurring phenomena. from a theistic perspective, this article argues that god is present and works through the natural phenomena god created; the criterion to determine god’s presence is the life-giving nature of any phenomenon. This article presents the concept of the Indwelling spirit (the Is) or Inner wisdom as an example of god’s presence because this affective-cognitive phenomenon is life-giving to people. The Is is inherent and contains our conscience. It also describes the self-Critic (the sC), the self-critical inner dialogue, as destructive and demonic. The sC is constructed of internalized images derived from the destructive elements of early relationships with parents and abusive people. These images form a discrete neuropsychological program in the self-image and determine negative feelings about oneself and corresponding behavior. This article proposes research tools to study the Is and sC concepts. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004229549_011 |