Psalms 90, 91 and 92 as a means of coping with trauma and adversity

Psychology has an interest in the ways in which religion can aid coping with life’s adverse events, as most, perhaps all, individuals will face trauma or adversity at some point in life. The COVID19 pandemic has created adversity for individuals and societies globally and has for many been the cause...

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Autores principales: Brown, Jennifer E. (Autor) ; Collicutt, Joanna (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
En: Mental health, religion & culture
Año: 2022, Volumen: 25, Número: 3, Páginas: 276-287
Otras palabras clave:B Religious Coping
B psychology and the Bible
B Psalms 90 91 92
B Trauma
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Sumario:Psychology has an interest in the ways in which religion can aid coping with life’s adverse events, as most, perhaps all, individuals will face trauma or adversity at some point in life. The COVID19 pandemic has created adversity for individuals and societies globally and has for many been the cause of traumatic events. Religious coping in the face of crisis is not merely a contemporary phenomenon. This paper argues that several religious coping mechanisms can be found within the texts of Psalms 90, 91 and 92 of the Hebrew Bible. These psalms may represent a community’s attempt to cope with the aftermath of a society-wide traumatic event, such as the 6th Century BCE Exile to Babylon. This paper reads these psalms through the lens of coping theory, explores how a traumatic event may have influenced their composition, and considers ways in which they might be used in pastoral situations today.
ISSN:1469-9737
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2021.2021873