Inhabiting compassion: A pastoral theological paradigm
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Inhabiting compassion: A pastoral theological paradigm | |
| Creator | Zylla, Phil C. | |
| Description | Inspired by the vision of care in Vincent van Gogh’s depiction of the parable of the Good Samaritan, this article offers a paradigm for inhabiting compassion. Compassion is understood in this article as a moral emotion that is also a pathocentric virtue. This definition creates a dynamic view of compassion as a desire to alleviate the suffering of others, the capacity to act on behalf of others and a commitment to sustain engagement with the suffering other. To weave this vision of compassion as a habitus rather than a theoretical construct, the article develops three phases of compassion: seeing, companioning and sighing. This framework deepens and augments a pastoral theological paradigm of compassion with the aim of inculcating an inhabited compassion in caregivers and the communities in which they participate. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-08-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v73i4.4644 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 73, No 4 (2017); 9 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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