A Chaplain’s View on Religious Delusions (and Other Extraordinary Experiences)
Towards a Theological Framework of Understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21744908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | WILKO VAN HOLTEN (0000-0002-9627-8175, De Forensische Zorgspecialisten, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-12 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1542-3050 • E-ISSN: 2167-776X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1542305020967327 |
| PMID | 33843309 |
| OpenAlex | W3154056845 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
In this article, the author discusses the question of how to evaluate delusions with religious or spiritual content from a theological perspective. How does a spiritual care practitioner listen to such delusions? The author proposes a theory of meaning that can account for both ordinary and extraordinary experiences and discusses a list of theological criteria in terms of which spiritual care practitioners can understand delusional and other extraordinary experiences and beliefs with spiritual content
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |