The Paradox of Joy

Can joy be a guide to good decision-making? If every form of joy is not life-enhancing, a concrete and practical account of the Good - or Blessed - Life is required in order to discern true joy. Jesus’ teaching in the Beatitudes revolves around a paradox, when he identifies as “blessed” those experi...

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Autor principal: Asprey, Christopher (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis [2020]
En: Journal of disability & religion
Año: 2020, Volumen: 24, Número: 3, Páginas: 252-267
Otras palabras clave:B Intellectual disability
B Systematic Theology
B Gospels
B L’Arche
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario:Can joy be a guide to good decision-making? If every form of joy is not life-enhancing, a concrete and practical account of the Good - or Blessed - Life is required in order to discern true joy. Jesus’ teaching in the Beatitudes revolves around a paradox, when he identifies as “blessed” those experiences, such as poverty or disability, which appear to be the opposite of joyful. For it turns out that true joy lies beyond the ego’s projects for happiness, in becoming reconciled with our lost other, and with aspects of the human experience we would prefer to avoid.
ISSN:2331-253X
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2020.1750536