Codependent Christians: Some Issues for Church-Based Recovery Groups

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Riordan ◽  
Diane Simone
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Safe Place ◽  
Working Through ◽  
Personal Needs ◽  
Core Issues ◽  
The Church ◽  
Recovery Groups

Codependents who are Christians often wrestle with theological as well as psychological issues in working through codependent behavior. In such cases, the church-based group can provide a unique setting for restructuring belief systems that may incorporate Scripture. This environment can also provide a safe place for self-revelation among Christians who share a community and a common faith. This article outlines an approach to the integration of scriptural and psychological principles in addressing codependence. Based on suggested biblical passages and Cermak & Brown's (1982) five core issues of codependence–-control, trust, personal needs, responsibility, and feeling–-a framework is provided for discussion and intervention in the group setting. The authors note the advantages of using this approach for both the group and the church in which it is based.

The Church’s Journey through Time

Pneuma ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 421-438
Author(s):  
Gregory John Liston
Keyword(s):  
Working Through ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Spirit Christology ◽  
The Church

Abstract Applying the methodology of Third Article Theology to the doctrine of eschatology enables the development of a nuanced understanding of the church’s journey through time. Just as Spirit Christology has revealed insights into Christ’s humanity and growth, similarly a Spirit eschatology informs an understanding of the church’s transformation and development. Such a Spirit eschatology complements rather than replaces the more common christologically focused eschatologies, painting a picture of the Spirit working through but not being beholden to the church, leading us in cruciform lives that echo Christ’s overarching metanarrative.

Psychology and the Pastoral Ministry: Help Or Hindrance?

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Russell Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Effective Intervention ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Psychological Disturbances ◽  
Clinical Methods ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Church

Since the time of Augustine, the relationship between psychology and the church has been tenuous at best. Among those most affected in this struggle are pastors who provide psychological services. Pastors interested in and committed to addressing psychological issues must carefully balance the extreme positions of psychologism and theologism, while adopting useful and effective intervention strategies. It is suggested that clinical methods aimed at the prevention of psychological disturbances, rather than their correction, are most appropriate for use by pastors.

scholarly journals Incarnation, Posthumanism and Performative Anthropology: The Body of Technology and the Body of Christ

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S Burdett
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Church

Abstract This essay argues that a Christian incarnational response to posthumanism must recognize that what is at stake isn't just whether belief systems align. It seeks to relocate the interaction between the church and posthumanism to how the practices of posthumanism and Christianity perform the bodies, affections and dispositions of each. Posthuman practices seeks to habituate: (1) A preference for informational patterns over material instantiation; (2) that consciousness and the self are extended and displaced rather than discrete and localized; (3) that the body is merely a tool, the original prosthesis we learn to manipulate and (4) that human life is organized such that it is seamless with intelligent machines. The Christian performance of embodied life, on the other hand, has Christ as template and, in the Eucharist, Christians are marked by offering, sacrifice and celebration in a community that affirms the integrity of our common incarnate life.

scholarly journals “Guds Israel” i Gal 6,16 og “hele Israel” i Rom 11,26

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-298
Author(s):  
Mogens Müller
Keyword(s):  
The Real ◽  
Working Through ◽  
In Christ ◽  
Jewish Christians ◽  
The Church

Earlier interpreters claimed two possibilities with respect to the expression “God’s Israel” in Galatians 6,16: Either it was the Christians irrespective of their ethnical descendence, or it was the Jewish Christians. In the later years a third possibility has made its appearance, namely that it is the real Israel which Paul then has not forgotten and the destiny of which he returns to in Romans 9-11. This article argues that only the first solution corresponds to Paul’s thinking where nobody reach salvation without a faith in Christ working through love. Thus there is only one candidate to the title “God’s Israel” and that is the church.

scholarly journals Die invloed van religieuse en kulturele verskeidenheid op moraliteit in die huidige Suid-Afrikaanse konteks: �n Uitdaging vir Christelike kerke

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie Van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Moral Orientation ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
South African Society ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

The influence of religious and cultural diversity on the moral orientation of the current South African society:� A challenge for the church This article takes into account the morality crisis in South Africa against the background of the rich diversity in the country. It deals with the question whether religious and cultural diversity in particular contributes to moral decay in the community. Different peoples do not only have different experiences of life, but also different value systems on account of their different backgrounds and belief systems. They are the products of diverse influences which bring about different identities and moral orientations. On the one hand this can lead to conflict in societies. On the other hand, diversity in terms of religion and culture enriches societies. Much depends on how these differences are managed. Identity and leadership be regarded as two of the most important elements in the makeup of a prosperous society, especially when it comes to the factor of morality. Diversity demonstrates a great deal of dynamics in itself. It progressively develops new forms as people live actively amidst new circumstances and relationships. As the church is a central player in the field of building moral values, the church has the obligation to re-organise itself in terms of traditional diversity as well as the current contemporary religious and cultural experience.

scholarly journals Gender Transgression as Heresy: The Trial of Joan of Arc

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Grigat ◽  
Gregory Carrier
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
The Political ◽  
Traditional Authority ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
Joan Of Arc ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Transgression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

Joan of Arc has exercised a hold on the imagination, both medieval and modern, far exceeding her limited military achievements. It is perhaps for this reason that the trial of Joan on charges of heresy, culminating in her conviction and execution, is typically interpreted in a cynical light. The primary theme of the literature is that the she was brought to trial and convicted for challenging the institutionalized power of state and church. The issue of gender transgression, which is repeated throughout the transcripts of Joan’s trial, is either ignored or dismissed as irrelevant. It is typical of the medieval narrative that belief systems no longer accepted today are not taken seriously, and this is done through reducing them to familiar categories. This paper aims to take the trial of Joan of Arc seriously by arguing that Joan really was a heretic because she was different from orthodox Christians in that she transgressed traditional gender roles. This issue played a major role in Joan’s trial and one can scarcely read two paragraphs of the record without issues of gender transgression being raised and denounced. Furthermore, gender transgression was explicitly identified as amounting to heresy, and theological arguments were given by learned experts to justify this connection. This is not to deny that Joan was a heretic on other grounds; her obstinate refusal to submit herself to the Church militant and insistence on her ability to interpret her own revelations are crucial issues. Likewise, we do not intend to deny the political aspect of her trial, but rather to argue that the defense and reinforcement of traditional authority structures cannot be demarcated from the issue of heresy and gender transgression.

Signs of Contradiction: Understanding the Church, the Papacy, and the World around Us through a Textual Analysis of HBO’s The Young Pope

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-300
Author(s):  
Mary Catherine Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Religious Belief ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Hero's Journey ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Criticism ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
The Church

Abstract This paper examines hbo’s The Young Pope through a cultural approach and ritual view to communication first developed by James W. Carey (2009). After a discussion of mediatization of society and its impacts on culture, the essay explores the deeper meanings The Young Pope conveys about self-discovery and the power of love through a textual analysis of the mythic structure of the hero’s journey (Campbell, 1949/2008; Kluckhohn, 1959) in order to understand how religious belief systems and media content paired together can offer a particular view of the world to those who ascribe to them. Ultimately, this paper serves as a piece of media criticism that suggests that television series like The Young Pope can operate as “sites of interpretive struggle” (Peterson, 2008, p. 119) for viewers as they draw conclusions about and question the world around them.

The experience of time in analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Maffei
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Temporal Experience ◽  
Internal Time ◽  
Working Through ◽  
Experience Of Time ◽  
The World ◽  
Intermediate Time ◽  
Personal Needs

The experience of time during analysis has very peculiar characteristics. This article describes how in the analytical experience the analyst and his patient may create an intermediate time that relates internal time with the time of the world. The experience of temporality as created by the successful encounter between the time of the world, the subject's history, and the time of the other, together with the inner rhythm of desire, is the result of a permanent effort of working through in which the analyst can neglect neither the personal needs of each of his patients nor those imposed by the outside world.At the end of a successful creation of a temporal experience, the experience of desire is important. The object of desire is not the object of possession. In fantasy, possession is atemporal. On the contrary, the experience of desire is deeply temporal. The existence of desires forms an illusion of the possibility of possession, but a total possession would destroy desire. We love whom we desire, and desire whom we love, and we love more when love keeps its autonomy and leaves us a space to love more.

scholarly journals Promoting Resilience in Medicine: The Effects of a Mind–Body Medicine Elective to Improve Medical Student Well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 216495612092736
Author(s):  
Michelle K Williams ◽  
Irene M Estores ◽  
Lisa J Merlo
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Safe Place ◽  
Mind Body Medicine ◽  
The University

Background Poor mental health is common among medical students. In response, some medical schools have implemented wellness interventions. The University of Florida College of Medicine recently introduced a mind–body medicine elective, Promoting Resilience in Medicine (PRIMe), based on the Georgetown University School of Medicine course. PRIMe teaches meditation techniques including mindfulness, biofeedback, art, and journaling in a faculty-facilitated small group setting. Methods First- and second-year medical students (N = 24) who participated in the 11-week elective (3 cohorts over 2 years) completed anonymous surveys regarding their experiences. Measures included the Freiberg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI), Perceived Stress Scale-10 item (PSS-10), and a series of multiple-choice and free-response questions developed for this study. The study was approved by the University of Florida Institutional Review Board. Results Among students with available pre- and posttest scores, the average PSS-10 score at pretest was 14.4 ( SD =  6.17, range = 3–26) and at posttest was 14.2 ( SD =  4.17, range = 8–22), suggesting no change in perceived stress. However, average scores on the FMI improved from 34.4 ( SD =  6.10, range = 24–47) at pretest to 41.8 ( SD =  4.81, range = 33–49) at posttest. The overwhelming majority of participants (95.8%) described the course as “definitely” worth it. The greatest improvements were noted in mindfulness, relationships with peers, and having a safe place in medical school to receive support. Learning mindfulness/meditation skills and increasing social support were noted as the primary factors impacting student well-being. Conclusion A mind–body medicine elective course may be a practical method to improve medical student well-being and improve ability to care for patients. Future studies should include follow-up testing to determine if benefits are sustained over time. In addition, more work is needed to understand the cost–benefit of providing instruction in mind–body medicine techniques to all medical students.

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