SEMNIFICAȚIA COMPORTAMENTULUI RELIGIOS ÎN VIAȚA OMULUI MODERN. ELEMENTE DE PSIHOLOGIE RELIGIOASĂ
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOR IN MODERN MAN'S LIFE. ELEMENTS OF RELIGIOUS PSYCHOLOGY

Author(s): MIHAELA OROS
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Religion and science , Social development, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Editura Eikon
Keywords: Psychology; Religious Psychology; Religious Behavior; Belief; Religious Feelings; Religious Behavior;
Summary/Abstract: In the literature, there are several definitions of the psychology of religion, which shows us a permanent concern about it, even an attempt to define its object of study. Thus, some of them define the psychology of religion as the science of the soul, the psychic, which studies the connection between man and God or Transcendent, with the emphasis on the relationship between man and God. This study has an exploratory purpose, to identify the significance of religious behavior in our lives. It was conducted following a seminar with a group of students of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca, within the optional course of the pedagogical module: Elements of religious psychology. The students were asked to define the concept of religious behavior, a definition accompanied by examples of behaviors practiced in everyday life, as well as to identify the role of these behaviors in everyone's life. What significance does religious behavior have for modern man? and What is the role of religious behavior in the life of modern man? The perspectives from which religious behavior was tracked were discussed in advance: Religious behavior as a way of behavior of a person, religious behavior manifested as a series of attitudes towards God, as an external manifestation of faith, religious behavior manifested as a series of attitudes related to religious worship, the Church, religious behavior as a set of ritual actions, as external manifestations of faith. Following the analysis and evaluation of the students' research, the conclusions were as follows: Religious behavior becomes the outward manifestation of inner experiences in a different kind of reality, which presupposes the relationship with the divine. The roles of religious behaviors, which derive from man's connection with God, are the development of a sense of belonging, the improvement of self-image, a good relationship with oneself, the identification of the meaning of one's own life, the development of spiritual life and, last but not least, a therapeutic role.

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