RT Article
T1 Diagnosis in clinical pastoral counselling: the sanctuary model as theological anthropological framework for spiritual assessment and treatment
JF Stellenbosch theological journal
VO 9
IS 1
SP 1
OP 24
A1 Hunt, Sonya
A1 Louw, D. J. 1944-
LA English
PB Stellenbosch University
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1886043760
AB The article investigates the feasibility of the sanctuary model as a possible theological anthropological framework for diagnostic and treatment purposes in clinical pastoral practice. It is argued that the wilderness tabernacle matched the criteria for qualifying as a prototype sanctuary. The building-sanctuary is viewed as a metaphorical "body" for God's being present in, and daily engagement with, human beings throughout all life trajectories and painful events. The notion of a spirituality of sanctuary is analogously linked with similar concepts in the human body-sanctuary (soulful embodiment) in accordance with Paul's sanctuary-related anthropological terminology. Within the framework of sanctuary thinking and the founding of a theological anthropology, indicators for the assessment of a Christian spiritual praxis in clinical environments have been derived, suitable for diagnostic assessments and treatment. It is argued that the identification of possible directives for making a spiritual assessment of a person's state of well-being (wholeness), could provide a broader platform from which patients can describe and interpret their responses to God within the therapeutic process of pastoral caregiving. In this regard, the praxis of a clinical approach is in fact a prolongation of wisdom counselling within the parameters of the discipline of cura animarum.
K1 Clinical Practice
K1 Diagnostic indicators
K1 Pastoral therapy
K1 Sanctuary model
K1 Spectrum of lived experiences
K1 Spiritual assessments
K1 Theological Anthropology
DO 10.17570/stj.2023.v9n1.a31