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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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Taylor & Francis
[2020]
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Journal of disability & religion
Год: 2020, Том: 24, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 252-267 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Intellectual disability
B Systematic Theology B Gospels B L’Arche |
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| Итог: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2331-253X |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2020.1750536 |