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‘Confronting the almighty God’? A study of how psychodynamic counsellors respond to clients' expressions of religious faith
Author(s) -
Wyatt Jonathan
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
counselling and psychotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1746-1405
pISSN - 1473-3145
DOI - 10.1080/14733140212331384805
Subject(s) - faith , psychodynamics , psychology , phenomenon , religious experience , psychotherapist , scale (ratio) , psychoanalysis , epistemology , social psychology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
While there is a considerable psychodynamic literature on the topic of religious faith, little is known about how counsellors work with faith in the consulting room. Prompted by the author's own clinical experience, this paper presents findings from a small‐scale research study that explored this phenomenon further, and provides an account of how the research was conducted from a Heideggerian phenomenological standpoint. Two research participants' experiences are examined and a fusion of horizons offered in conclusion.