Self-Compassion as a Christian Spiritual Practice

Autor:	James C. Wilhoit
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	History Self-criticism Human dynamics Religious studies Spiritual formation Spiritual practice Set (psychology) Psychology Social psychology Self-compassion Education
Zdroj:	Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. 12:71-88
ISSN:	2328-1030 1939-7909
DOI:	10.1177/1939790918795628
Popis:	One of the human dynamics that spiritual formation must address is the set of messages that play over and over in our minds. This self-talk or personal commentary frames our reactions to life and its circumstances and shapes how we relate to God and others. Often, the pattern of self-talk that we employ is negative, and in the past decade Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff have developed a series of self-compassion exercises designed to dispute this negative thinking. Their research and program of Mindful Self-Compassion have been widely reported in the mainstream media and are marketed as being secular and religiously neutral. This article explores ways in which self-compassion practices can be used as a Christian spiritual practice. This article also examines some of the implicit theological assumptions in what is presented as a religiously neutral program and considers how Christians, from a spiritual formation standpoint, might view both self-critical self-talk and its remediation through the practice of self-compassion.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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