A Pastoral Theology of Disenfranchised Doubt and Deconversion from Restrictive Religious Groups

Individuals raised in restrictive religious groups are taught narrow assumptions. To question these beliefs is emotionally difficult, intellectually challenging and relationally isolating – and to reject them is to lose part of their identity, violate the norms of their faith communities and invalid...

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Autor principal: Gould, James B. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
En: Journal of pastoral theology
Año: 2021, Volumen: 31, Número: 1, Páginas: 35-53
Clasificaciones IxTheo:AE Psicología de la religión
CB Existencia cristiana
RG Pastoral
Otras palabras clave:B restrictive religious groups
B Deconversion
B Social epistemology
B religious struggle
B multi-dimensional counseling
B Doubt
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Sumario:Individuals raised in restrictive religious groups are taught narrow assumptions. To question these beliefs is emotionally difficult, intellectually challenging and relationally isolating – and to reject them is to lose part of their identity, violate the norms of their faith communities and invalidate key principles of their families of origin. In this paper I share part of my autobiography and offer theological and psychological principles for pastoral and spiritual care of disenfranchised doubt for individuals rethinking what they were raised to believe. I utilize a holistic theological anthropology and emphasize multi-dimensional pastoral counseling to address the intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of doubt and deconversion.
ISSN:2161-4504
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2020.1824172