Beyond a sacrificial spirituality
Enhancing flourishing pastoral ministers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19174352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annemie Dillen (0000-0002-0535-0750, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/hts.v73i4.4694 |
| OpenAlex | W2748027177 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This contribution explains the value of self-giving and critically questions the discourse on self-sacrifice in relation to ministerial spirituality. In practice, what others may describe as self-sacrifice may be experienced by a care-giver as an adequate form of self-giving inspired by the Christian vocation, without any praise for one’s own deeds, without any overestimation of the heroic character of one’s own giving. An inherent danger in the concept of self-sacrifice is a closedness to critically assessing the balance of power in one’s own relationships. In this sense, theologians are asked to use the concept self-sacrifice with caution, as the theological language may inspire people, ideas and the general discourse further than intended
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Flourishing · Pastoral care · Praise · Psychoanalysis · Psychology of self · Sacrifice · Self · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Computer Science · Dutch Social and Cultural Studies · Medicine · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |