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The dynamic of Religious Family life from a Psychological perspective
The dynamic of Religious Family life from a Psychological perspective

Author(s): Elena-Ancuţa Santi, Cosmin Santi
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Psychology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Ideas Forum International Academic and Scientific Association
Keywords: religious life; childhood; adolescence; maturity; old age;

Summary/Abstract: Religiosity, as a psychic dimension of human life, gradually forms, stage by stage, in connection with the general development of the being, at different stages of age. From a psychological point of view, one can speak of the existence of an innate religiosity, a religious potential that man has as ontologically given, but spiritual evolution and perfection is continuous throughout his life. Childhood, adolescence,maturity, old age are not only stages of the ontogenetic development of the human being, but they are also landmarks and thresholds in the formation of a religious dimension, in each of which having proof of the active presence of God in human existence . The child, with its specific innocence and purity, seeks God like he seeks his parents, the teenager calls him with all the power of the inner tumult, the adult refers to God as a good friend, to support and help in difficult moments, and the old man with the wisdom of the years hopes to be close to Him.The grounds of religious life are set inside the family, from parent’s patterns of behavior reveal to the child how to behave, how to pray, how to create a relation with God.

  • Issue Year: 4/2018
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 87 - 92
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English
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