Remedies for Abusive Religiosity: An Interdisciplinary Conversation
Remedies for Abusive Religiosity: An Interdisciplinary Conversation
Author(s): Daniel G. OpreanSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: religiosity; abuse; holistic; conversion; transformation; authority;
Summary/Abstract: It is the aim of this article to analyze a few remedies that could contribute to the cure of abusive religiosity. Promoting a conversation between philosophy, psychology and theology, the article focuses on three such remedies. The first one is the holistic understanding of human nature, in all its complexity and with all its paradoxes. The second one is the proper understanding of the phenomenon of conversion with the contrast between conformation and transformation. The third one is the proper understanding and practice of authority, with all the danger that come with the exercise of power.
Journal: SCIENTIA MORALITAS - International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
- Issue Year: 5/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 36-45
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
