Dr. Anderson displays a strong foundation of counseling through truth and having a relationship with Christ. Other web based articles were used to support the theory of Anderson’s book. Although the web based articles other different avenues of Christian counseling all of the sources used share a common root, how to show others how to overcome their problems to become healthy well adjusted individuals by using biblical concepts. Christian Counseling to the Spiritually Oppressed Discipleship is receiving instruction from a religious leader and being a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher. Discipleship in today’s world can be in the form of a Christian counseling.
As senses changes over time, perception of a religious experience changes over time. As a result, a step further in finding how and why religious experiences happen is needed to explain more of the unknown expressed in the experiences. Yet, before getting to what the actual senses are, a religious experience needs to be defined. Which defined by Rodney Stark, a credited American sociologist of religion, is “All of those feeling, perceptions, and sensations which are experienced by an actor or defined by a religious group or society as involving some communication with some divine essence…? ?” (Burger 255).
Second, conduct a comprehensive recollection and healing of the past events that led to the present problem (s). Third, emphasize the spiritual dimension of life while paying little attention to rational approach to life. Fourth, attribute the cause of feelings on the problem to personal thoughts and initiate behavioral changes to the teachings of the Holy Spirit, which include prayers and total dependences on God for solutions. Other major components of CBT are focused on factors related to religion, families, culture and society ensuring that methods used are based on the truth of Scriptures, and they lead to holiness and application of result-based methods of research prior to articulating importance of CBT. Christian CBT is mainly based on clear integration, which involves direct use off divine resources.
A living, dynamic religion integrated with the belief and believers is the ability to incorporate a religions beliefs into a more modern context to suit the current believers without sacrificing the principle values. The rituals and ceremonies are the exercise of religious practice and gatherings in celebration of faith or ceremonial sacraments, They usually involve symbolism, action or movement including re-enactment of significant past events and ethical words. In Judaism, circumcision, Bar Mitzvah and the Sabbath, are all exhibits of rituals and ceremonies. The rituals and beliefs interact to create a living, dynamic religion by enabling a believer to externally express their faith in an appropriate manner to deepen the meaning and understanding of their religion. Sacred texts and writings are a doctrine in which the believers of a religion choose to live by.
When we start to try to truly define the term “Spirituality” it can mean so many different thing that we need to look at one’s worldview to define this word. In health care spirituality is patient care to improving patient outcomes. “Administrators need to be interested in the spiritual renaissance because patients' spiritual experiences are likely to influence outcomes of treatment.” Hilsman, G. J. (1996). In the next few definitions will be my definitions of the term Spirituality as it relates to Pluralism, Scientism and Postmodernism.
← Can religious experiences be “explained away” by science? Definitions: ← An experience with religious significance, e.g. the act of worship in a religious setting ← A person’s experience of something or a presence beyond themselves Arguments for religious experience as evidence for God’s existence There are two different variants on the basic valid argument: The argument from 1st person experience:
Essay: Conformity and Rebellion 2/27/2012 Answering #7 (pg. 521): Many works in this section deal explicitly with the relationship between individuals and religion. What similarities do you find among them? What differences? Writing Topic: Compare and contrast the way that relationship is perceived in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” J. D. McClatchy’s “Jihad,” and Salman Rushdie’s “Imagine There’s No Heaven.” It can be said that religion is a part of every person’s life.
Emile Durkheim, who was the first sociologist to analyze religion from a scientific viewpoint, wrote a book explaining what he felt religion does for people. He thought that it was a way for holy symbols to show a reflection of people and who they really are in a society. After Durkheim’s study, other sociologists interpreted that religion worked “(1) to legitimate social arrangements, (2) to encourage a sense of social unity, (3) to provide a sense of meaning, and (4) to promote a sense of belonging” (Shepard, 409). Durkheim believed that legitimation is vital to religion. For instance, when I begin to think about my soul and life after death, I feel that my soul is much more superior to me as a mortal since it will last longer than I will.
Although this World Religions essay is intended to address the background of the religion, it will also highlight recent observations of a visit to the local Jehovah Witness hall, the answers from interviewing a church member, while comparing the religion of Muslim. In The Beginning Beginning in
Spirituality can imply different meanings based on a person own experiences, knowledge or lack of knowledge of religion. People seek spiritualty as a source of peace and tranquility and a connection to God, or a greater being. Mystical spirituality has to beyond the material world and is centered on relationships and unity. Authoritative spirituality is based on definition and rules and common in specific religious practices. Intellectual spirituality is focused on spiritual theories, and is known as theology.