Reflecting on Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness from a positive psychological perspective
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Reflecting on Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness from a positive psychological perspective | |
| Creator | Scheffler, Eben | |
| Description | In its quest for a non-medical, pro-health approach to psychotherapy, positive psychology surprisingly focuses on concepts that are biblical and specifically present in the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. In this paper,(1) the teaching of Jesus in the synoptic tradition on forgiveness will be compared to recent positive psychological approaches (e.g. McCullough Witvliet); attention will be paid to the (2) contexts of forgiveness (interpersonal and/or political); (3) the (philosophical) positive or negative judgement on forgiveness as a positive notion (e.g. the Buddhist concept of karma, [e.g. Arendt, Deridda, Wolterstorff]); (4) the (perceived) positive role of forgiveness in psychotherapy; (5) the ‘techniques’ or method of forgiveness when the latter seems difficult; and (6) the relation between forgiveness and religion or spirituality. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2015-10-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v71i1.2982 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 71, No 1 (2015); 9 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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