Otherwise than Empire: Psychotherapeutic Implications of Brueggemann’s Prophetic Imagination

This article draws on theologian Walter Brueggemann’s analysis of the prophetic tradition in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures to suggest implications for psychotherapists who wish to understand and intervene with patients in more hermeneutically grounded ways. It begins with a brief biographical...

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Auteur principal: Horton, George R. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publishing 2022
Dans: Journal of psychology and theology
Année: 2022, Volume: 50, Numéro: 1, Pages: 27-37
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Brueggemann, Walter 1933- / Bibel / Prophétie / Psychothérapie
Classifications IxTheo:HA Bible
KAJ Époque contemporaine
ZD Psychologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Theology
B Intégration
B Grief
B Psychology
B Brueggemann
B Hermeneutics
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Résumé:This article draws on theologian Walter Brueggemann’s analysis of the prophetic tradition in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures to suggest implications for psychotherapists who wish to understand and intervene with patients in more hermeneutically grounded ways. It begins with a brief biographical contextualization of Walter Brueggemann’s work as an Old Testament scholar followed by an extrapolation of key themes in his work. These are (1) the ubiquity of empire, (2) the critical dismantling of empire through grief, and (3) the penetration of despair through the resuscitation of imagination that sees a future otherwise than empire. The article then moves to implications for a hermeneutically sensitive psychotherapy that makes use of the prophetic tradition to fashion a “prophetic sensibility.” Finally, the clinical practice of a prophetic sensibility is demonstrated through an examination of relevant case material.
ISSN:2328-1162
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00916471211071048