God Representations as Transitional Subjects

2010 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan LaMothe
Keyword(s):  
God Representations

Adoption and the Image of God

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-260
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Nydam
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Image Of God ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Heinz Kohut ◽  
Theological Perspective ◽  
God Representations ◽  
Ontological Foundation ◽  
The Image Of God

Presents some of the basic struggles that may surround extrafamilial adoption. Examines both psychologically and theologically the possible effects of the process on a child's view of God. Draws on the works of Ana-Maria Rizzuto and Heinz Kohut to offer a way of understanding the God-representations that adopted children may employ. Presents Paul Tillich's existential-theological perspective as an ontological foundation for the various conceptions of God of adoptees. Suggests that adoption, as one of many human dilemmas, may deeply influence both psychological and spiritual development.

Mental God-Representation Reconsidered: Probing Collective Representation of Cultural Symbol

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-128
Author(s):  
Soo-Young Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Object Relations ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Religious Symbol ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Cultural Symbol ◽  
Historical Materials ◽  
Symbolic Representations ◽  
God Representation ◽  
God Representations ◽  
Collective Representations

The current methods in psychoanalytic studies of God images and representations have focused almost exclusively on individual, internal processes. This article examines how psychological anthropologists go about formulating symbolic representations of deity in their research, in comparison with the object relations method of God-representations. Drawing on Melford Spiro's integrative proposal for interpreting the mental and collective representations in religious symbol systems, this paper proposes that there is a need for a comprehensive model of the representational process in the Eastern world in order to suit its cultural traditions. The author uses both theoretical and historical materials as well as personal narrative throughout its entirety to balance the two in a mutual and coherent flow of understanding. Noting the culturally patterned interactions with culturally postulated God-symbols, the object relations method of God-representations will be utilized to probe how God is both created and found on a collective (cultural) level as well as individual level.

scholarly journals God representations and aspects of psychological functioning: A meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1647926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk P. Stulp ◽  
Jurrijn Koelen ◽  
Annemiek Schep-Akkerman ◽  
Gerrit G. Glas ◽  
Liesbeth Eurelings-Bontekoe
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
God Representations

Attachment to God as mediator of the relationship between God Representations and mental health

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther S. Tung ◽  
Elizabeth G. Ruffing ◽  
David R. Paine ◽  
Peter J. Jankowski ◽  
Steven J. Sandage
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
God Representations ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Measures of God representations: Theoretical framework and critical review.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carissa A. Sharp ◽  
Edward B. Davis ◽  
Karisha George ◽  
Andrew D. Cuthbert ◽  
Bonnie Poon Zahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
God Representations

Religious and spiritual struggles alter God representations.

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl R. Van Tongeren ◽  
Mark Sanders ◽  
Megan Edwards ◽  
Edward B. Davis ◽  
Jamie D. Aten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
God Representations ◽  
Spiritual Struggles

Exploring Christians’ Explicit Attachment to God Representations: The Development of a Template for Assessing Attachment to God Experiences

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Therese Proctor ◽  
Maureen Miner ◽  
Loyola McLean ◽  
Stuart Devenish ◽  
Bagher Ghobary Bonab
Keyword(s):  
Attachment To God ◽  
God Representations
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