Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31337/oz.79.2.3
Religious Faith: Personal Forms of Presentation
Olena Predko
orcid.org/0000-0002-9908-7788
; Religious Studies Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Oleksander Kostiuk
; Religious Studies Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Denys Predko
; Department of General Psychology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract
The article deals with the peculiarities of religious faith as seen through the prism of its manifestation in a person. These manifestations are expressed in existential– soteriological and dialogical presentational forms, through which a psychotherapeutic effect occurs in the individual. In the biblical context, faith is seen as an existential foundation for life actions, a source of confidence in one’s existence and salvation. Special emphasis is placed on trust, which serves as a basis for the dialogue between a person and God, a manner of “co–creation” with Him. It is noted that religious faith, by exerting a psychotherapeutic effect, becomes an important tool for resolving life problems. Faith in God, firstly, changes a person’s attitude towards life and death, toward himself and his values; secondly, it shapes positive life strategies, thus making life more fulfilling and meaningful. The positive role of religious faith is emphasized in extreme situations when a person needs to maximize the concentration of his spiritual and physical strength. In summary, religious faith, by expanding a person’s resourceful capabilities, becomes a way for him to accumulate experience and resilience.
Keywords
religious faith; confidence and trust; dialogue; psychotherapeutic effect; stability of religious faith
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315879
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Publication date:
11.4.2024.
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