O diagnóstico do câncer, aliado ao órgão que este acomete, traz implicações significativas como no caso do câncer de mama para as mulheres, por apresentar relações com a feminilidade e sexualidade e ao processo de tratamento em busca da cura, destacando-se a radioterapia, indicada pelo menos para a metade das pacientes e que ocasiona efeitos colaterais que comprometem o bem estar. Diante dessa situação, pode existir sentimentos que propiciam conflitos existenciais, afetando tanto a dimensão espiritual, expresso pelo fenômeno angústia espiritual, quanto a dimensão emocional, que pode favorecer o aparecimento de morbidade psicológica. Para enfrentar tal situação, as mulheres podem fazer uso de estratégias cognitivas e comportamentais relacionadas à religiosidade e à espiritualidade, como a denominada coping religioso/espiritual. Ainda, como meio de enfrentar essa nova fase de vida, os recursos religiosos, como a oração podem se mostrar presentes. Entretanto, os efeitos que a oração pode proporcionar ainda são alvo de questionamentos, despertando, assim, motivos para investigá-la. O presente estudo teve por propósito avaliar o efeito da prece de intercessão na medida de angústia espiritual, de morbidade psicológica (ansiedade e depressão), de coping religioso/espiritual e de amilase salivar em pacientes com câncer de mama em tratamento radioterápico. Para tanto, realizou-se um ensaio clínico aleatorizado, duplo cego, no período de setembro de 2015 a maio de 2016. Participaram 31 pacientes, sendo 16 alocados no grupo intervenção e 15 no grupo controle; foi realizada coleta de dados em três tempos: antes da intervenção ser implementada (T0), na metade (T1) e no término das sessões do tratamento de radioterapia de cada paciente (T2), o qual inclui as doses de reforço (boost). No T0 houve coleta dos dados referentes às variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas e de religiosidade, bem como das escalas de angústia espiritual, de ansiedade e depressão hospitalar e de coping religioso/espiritual e, ainda, da amilase salivar, que complementou a avaliação da ansiedade. Após o T0, um grupo de seis pessoas cristãs iniciaram uma oração, em ambiente extra hospitalar, com a frequência de uma hora por dia até o término do tratamento para as pessoas aleatorizadas no grupo intervenção. Nos demais tempos do estudo, T1 e T2, as avaliações foram realizadas por meio dos instrumentos já descritos e da amilase salivar. Identificou-se que a variável angústia espiritual apresentou mudanças significativas, tanto na fase do pós-teste T2 na análise intergrupo (p=0,021) com tamanho do efeito considerado de grande magnitude (ES=0,962) quanto nas fases entre o pós-teste T2 com T0 na análise intragrupo (p=0,004). Na análise intragrupo também se verificou mudanças significativas para as variáveis coping religioso/espiritual negativo, tanto nas fases entre T1 com T0 (p=0,049) quanto entre T2 com T0 (p=0,028), bem como para coping religioso/espiritual total entre as fases T2 e T0 (p=0,014). Conclui-se que a oração intercessória mostrou-se efetiva com relação à redução de angústia espiritual e teve efeito nos escores da escala coping religioso/espiritual, isto é, no modo de enfrentar a situação vivenciada, buscando estratégias religiosas e espirituais para resolver o problema / The diagnosis of cancer, together with the organ that it affects, has significant implications as in the case of breast cancer for women, because it presents relationships with femininity and sexuality and the treatment process in search of cure, especially radiotherapy, indicated for at least half of the patients causes side effects that compromise the well being. Given this situation, women can experience feelings that lead to existential conflicts, affecting both their spiritual dimension, expressed by spiritual anguish, and their emotional dimension, which may favor the appearance of psychological morbidity. To address such a situation, women can make use of cognitive and behavioral strategies related to religiosity and spirituality, such as religious / spiritual coping. Yet, prayer can be used as religious resource and a mean of facing this new phase of life. However, the effects of prayer remain under questioning, and require further research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intercessory prayer in the measure of spiritual distress, psychological morbidity (anxiety and depression), religious / spiritual coping and salivary amylase patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy. A randomized, double-blind clinical trial was conducted between September 2015 and May 2016. Participated 31 patients, being 16 allocated in the intervention group and 15 in the control group; was performed data collection in three times: before the intervention was implemented (T0), half (T1) and at the end of the sessions of the treatment of radiotherapy of each patient (T2), which includes the doses of reinforcement (boost). In the T0, data on sociodemographic, clinical and religious variables were collected, as well as on the spiritual distress, anxiety and hospital depression and religious / spiritual coping and salivary alpha-amylase scales, which complemented the assessment of anxiety. After T0, a group of six Christian individuals started a prayer in an extra-hospital environment at the frequency of one hour a day until the end of the treatment for those randomized in the intervention group. At the other times of the study, T1 and T2, the assessments were performed using the previously described instruments and salivary alpha-amylase. The variable spiritual anguish have presented significant changes, both in the post-test phase T2 in the intergroup analysis (p = 0.021) with size of the effect considered of great magnitude (ES = 0.962), and in the phases between post-test T2 with the T0 in the intragroup analysis (p = 0.004). Significant changes have been found in the religious / spiritual negative coping variables, both in the phases between T1 with T0 (p = 0.049) and between T2 with T0 (p = 0.028), as well as for total religious / spiritual coping between phases T2 and T0 (p = 0.014). Intercessory prayer was effective in decreasing spiritual distress and had effect on the scores of the religious / spiritual coping scale, that is, in the way of facing the lived experience, and using religious and spiritual strategies seeking to overcome the problem

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo geral criticar o modelo relacional vigente entre o terapeuta e o paciente, a partir de elementos fundamentais da Religião Cristã, do ponto de vista terapêutico. Por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, estuda-se a relação entre terapia e religião, buscando-se apreender o modo de interagir que pacientes e terapeutas reclamam. A pesquisa tem como base o Evangelho de Marcos, a partir de autores bíblicos atuais como Ekkehard W. Stegemann, Gerd Theissen e John Meier. São consideradas, também, para fundamentação teórica de conceitos, idéias de pensadores como Juan Luis Segundo, Paul Tillich e Victor Frankl. Conclui-se que a relação terapeuta-paciente é um importante agente promotor da fé/confiança que estimula os recursos naturais da cura, bem como que se percebe aproximações e contrastes entre as práticas do Jesus de Nazaré e do terapeuta brasileiro contemporâneo / The general objective of this dissertation is to criticise the actual model of relation between the therapist and the patient , starting from fundamental elements of the Christian Religion in the point of therapeutic view. Via a bibliographic research are made a study of the relation between the therapy and the religion , to search for learning the way to interact , way , what patients and therapists complaines. The research is based on the gospel of Marcos, starting from actual biblical authors like Ekkehard W. Stegemann , Gerd Theissen and John P. Meier. Are considered too the theorical bases of concepts and ideas of thinkers like Juan Luis Segundo, Paul Tillich and Victor Frankl. Coming to the conclusion , that the relation therapist-patient is an important promotion agent for faith/confidence to stimulate the natural resources of cure, perceiving approximations and contrasts between practices of Jesus of Nazareth and a brasilian contemporary therapist

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:08:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 allyde_amorim_penalva_marques.pdf: 729656 bytes, checksum: 85d871719bc41773825ae4c9aca33f72 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-26 / This work has as main objective to understand the experience of treatment in spiritism and specific objectives, describing the types of treatment offered in spiritualism understand the meaning that leads people to seek this mode of treatment, understanding the experience of treatment and its possible contributions to mental health. The research is qualitative phenomenological perspective. Obviously, there are different treatment modalities in spiritism, however the choice of the participants followed the pattern of volunteering without restricting the type of treatment undergone, gender, reason as to demand treatment or age. Participants were followed up at Spiritual Hospital Patrícia Bacelar (HEPB - Camaragibe / PE). As research instruments, the narrative from Walter Benjamin and the field diary were used to get access to treatment experience in spiritualism. The theoretical framework has been constructed based on the theory Frankl, who understands spirituality as the human dimension, in line with results of this research. To analyze the results, we used the philosophical hermeneutics of Gadamer, who reached a final narrative constructed from the dialogue between the participants, the researcher and the theoretical framework that justified the search. Our results reveal an eminent search for other care that not only the doctor, as well as the use of religious resources as complementary to medical practice. Most of the reports demonstrated the continuity of medical treatments simultaneously spiritual treatment. In this context, the stimulus accountability of the individual for self-care while transcendence proved crucial for adherence to medical treatment as well as to overcome situations of intense suffering. / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo geral compreender a experiência de tratamento no espiritismo e, como objetivos específicos, descrever as modalidades de tratamento oferecidas pelo espiritismo, compreender o sentido que leva pessoas a buscarem esse modo de tratamento, compreender a experiência de tratamento e suas possíveis contribuições à saúde mental. A pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa na perspectiva fenomenológica. É sabido que existem diferentes modalidades de tratamento no espiritismo, no entanto a escolha dos participantes seguiu o padrão de voluntariado, não restringindo o tipo de tratamento submetido, gênero, motivo quanto à procura do tratamento ou idade. Os participantes estavam em acompanhamento no Hospital Espiritual Patrícia Bacelar (HEPB Camaragibe/PE). Como instrumentos da pesquisa, a narrativa a partir de Walter Benjamim e o diário de campo foram utilizados para se ter acesso à experiência de tratamento no espiritismo. A fundamentação teórica foi construída com base na teoria de Frankl, que compreende a espiritualidade como dimensão do humano, em consonância com resultados desta pesquisa. Para a análise dos resultados, utilizamos a hermenêutica filosófica de Gadamer, que alcançou uma narrativa final construída a partir do diálogo entre os participantes, a pesquisadora e o referencial teórico que fundamentou a pesquisa. Nossos resultados revelam uma eminente busca por outro cuidado que não apenas o médico, bem como o uso de recursos religiosos como complementares à prática médica. Em sua maioria, os relatos apontam para a continuidade dos tratamentos médicos simultaneamente ao tratamento espiritual. Nesse contexto, o estímulo à responsabilização do indivíduo por seu autocuidado enquanto autotranscendência se mostrou fundamental para adesão ao tratamento médico, bem como para a superação de situações de intenso sofrimento.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:12:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_jose_pedro.pdf: 675783 bytes, checksum: 86e70c7a7a48ec498d492a9ce1fd7556 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-01 / The general objective of this dissertation is to criticise the actual model of relation between the therapist and the patient , starting from fundamental elements of the Christian Religion in the point of therapeutic view. Via a bibliographic research are made a study of the relation between the therapy and the religion , to search for learning the way to interact , way , what patients and therapists complaines. The research is based on the gospel of Marcos, starting from actual biblical authors like Ekkehard W. Stegemann , Gerd Theissen and John P. Meier. Are considered too the theorical bases of concepts and ideas of thinkers like Juan Luis Segundo, Paul Tillich and Victor Frankl. Coming to the conclusion , that the relation therapist-patient is an important promotion agent for faith/confidence to stimulate the natural resources of cure, perceiving approximations and contrasts between practices of Jesus of Nazareth and a brasilian contemporary therapist / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo geral criticar o modelo relacional vigente entre o terapeuta e o paciente, a partir de elementos fundamentais da Religião Cristã, do ponto de vista terapêutico. Por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, estuda-se a relação entre terapia e religião, buscando-se apreender o modo de interagir que pacientes e terapeutas reclamam. A pesquisa tem como base o Evangelho de Marcos, a partir de autores bíblicos atuais como Ekkehard W. Stegemann, Gerd Theissen e John Meier. São consideradas, também, para fundamentação teórica de conceitos, idéias de pensadores como Juan Luis Segundo, Paul Tillich e Victor Frankl. Conclui-se que a relação terapeuta-paciente é um importante agente promotor da fé/confiança que estimula os recursos naturais da cura, bem como que se percebe aproximações e contrastes entre as práticas do Jesus de Nazaré e do terapeuta brasileiro contemporâneo

The Faith Movement is a religious mosaic since it is a multi-layered phenomenon which is coloured by several themes. These themes represent several areas of emphasis like: Blessing and Blessings, Power to declare, Prophetic anointing, connecting with the anointing, dominion, success and increase, sowing the seeds, as well as other ideas which are still evolving. The Word of Faith teachers have a very unique way of reading the Bible. They usually approach the text without consideration of its historical and cultural context. When they approach the biblical text they usually assign to it an independent existence cut off from its natural context. This in turn results in the reinterpretation of all the major doctrines of the Christian faith. Both God and human beings belong to the same class of “divine beings.” God and human beings it is believed operate under the rule of faith. It is argued that whatever God created, God did so by speaking words of faith (see Genesis 1:1-3). It is therefore argued that human beings similarly can create their own reality and destiny by speaking words of faith.Christology and Pneumatology of the Faith Movement assume a rather narrow outlook. It is believed that Jesus Christ died so that in addition to the forgiveness of sins He provided for all spiritual and material needs of the people. Therefore, no Christian should be poor or sick. The Holy Spirit on the other hand, is the anointing that enables believers to make it in life. It must be pointed out that even though the Word of Faith ideas were exported to Africa mainly from the United States of America it has found a home in Africa. The concepts of blessings and curses have a corollary in African Religious Traditional thought. The role that Word of Faith preachers play is similar to the roles played by several religious experts in African Religious Thought. Ultimately, the Faith Movement is not based on sound theological and philosophical ground. It is based on unique reading of the Bible which is more esoteric than theological. More Gnostic than Christian. / Philosophy & Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)

In 19th century Sweden women preached in the popular revival movements as they did in the other Nordic countries, in Great Britain and the United States. One of the most famous preachers in Sweden was Nelly Hall (1848–1916). Internal and external evidence of her public life is the main focus of the study, and in this way it seeks to uncover the origin of her inspiration and to specify her connection to the spiritual movements of the time, at the same time that it analyses the reception and the debate of women as preachers in the period when she was active. Nelly Hall studied at the Royal School for Women’s Higher Teacher Education and worked as a teacher for ten years before she decided to enter into the ministry of preaching. She was influenced by the Anglo-American Holiness movement and had close contacts with the Salvation Army in London. From 1883 she travelled in the southern parts of Sweden. Thousands of people listened to her and as part of her ministry she practised faith healing. She went on preaching tours to Finland, Norway, Germany and the United States. When the Swedish Holiness Mission started as a small mission society in 1887 it was to some extent a result of the preaching work carried out by Nelly Hall. She was elected a member of the first board and worked as a mission secretary for ten years. Around 1900 there was a shift in her theological thinking and she became more absorbed by apocalyptic ideas. In 1901 she went for the second time to the United States and lived there until 1916 when she died in Brockton, Massachusetts. Little is known about the last fifteenth years of her life. The ministry of Nelly Hall and other women raised considerable public interest and in the Swedish context her time of ministry coincided with the emerging movement for the emancipation of women. Many were against women preaching in public and the discussions often occurred in the press. Parts of these discussions as well as several pamphlets in favour of women’s preaching are analysed in this study. / <p>Contains a summary in English</p>

The Faith Movement is a religious mosaic since it is a multi-layered phenomenon which is coloured by several themes. These themes represent several areas of emphasis like: Blessing and Blessings, Power to declare, Prophetic anointing, connecting with the anointing, dominion, success and increase, sowing the seeds, as well as other ideas which are still evolving. The Word of Faith teachers have a very unique way of reading the Bible. They usually approach the text without consideration of its historical and cultural context. When they approach the biblical text they usually assign to it an independent existence cut off from its natural context. This in turn results in the reinterpretation of all the major doctrines of the Christian faith. Both God and human beings belong to the same class of “divine beings.” God and human beings it is believed operate under the rule of faith. It is argued that whatever God created, God did so by speaking words of faith (see Genesis 1:1-3). It is therefore argued that human beings similarly can create their own reality and destiny by speaking words of faith.Christology and Pneumatology of the Faith Movement assume a rather narrow outlook. It is believed that Jesus Christ died so that in addition to the forgiveness of sins He provided for all spiritual and material needs of the people. Therefore, no Christian should be poor or sick. The Holy Spirit on the other hand, is the anointing that enables believers to make it in life. It must be pointed out that even though the Word of Faith ideas were exported to Africa mainly from the United States of America it has found a home in Africa. The concepts of blessings and curses have a corollary in African Religious Traditional thought. The role that Word of Faith preachers play is similar to the roles played by several religious experts in African Religious Thought. Ultimately, the Faith Movement is not based on sound theological and philosophical ground. It is based on unique reading of the Bible which is more esoteric than theological. More Gnostic than Christian. / Philosophy and Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo pesquisar sobre o fenômeno religioso e a fé como dimensão da alteridade, assim como pesquisar possíveis relações com a Gestaltterapia do diálogo e cura. A pesquisa foi de natureza bibliográfica numa perspectiva fenomenológica e existencial que teve como fundamento as obras de Martin Buber da Filosofia do Diálogo e seu existencialismo religioso da eterna relação entre Eu-Tu, o Eu-Isso e o Tu eterno. Somado a este, também se problematizou a visão de Rudolf Otto do numinoso e outros autores como Mircea Eliade, teóricos da Gestaltterapia, Heidegger, Viktor Frankl, entre outros. Nossos resultados e discussões foram apresentados a partir de três dimensões. A primeira foi focalizar o fenômeno religioso em íntima relação com a noção da experiência de alteridade. O segundo passo consistiu em pesquisar sobre uma possível aproximação entre o pensamento da Gestaltterapia e a experiência religiosa. Por fim, se pretendeu compreender a Gestaltterapia e a espiritualidade como espaço de encontro do diálogo e cura.

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This thesis is a study of nineteenth and twentieth century faith theology and praxis, seeking to determine a balanced, healthy faith that is both sound in theology and effective in practice, Part 1 presents a history and sources of Faith Teaching and Practices. It first looks historically at the roots of later faith teaching and practice by presenting a sampling of teachings on faith from early church fathers, reformers, mystics, and Pietists. These form the foundation for the movements of faith in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-the classic faith teaching, followed by the modern faith movement and leaders. Part 2 deals with the foundational issues of faith teaching and practice: the relationship of faith to the supernatural, the concept of the inheritance of the believer and the practice of claiming the promises of God, the nature of faith, and the authority of the believer and its inferences for faith praxis. Part 3 investigates seven major theological issues of faith teaching and practice: faith as a law and force, the object and source of faith, the relationship of faith and the will of God, distinguishing between a logos and a rhema word of God, the concepts of revelation and sense knowledge, the doctrine of healing in the atonement, the question of evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Part 4 examines major practical issues of faith teaching and practice about which controversy swirls: positive mental attitude and positive confession; issues of discernment in acting upon impressions, voices, revelations, and "words from the Lord;" questions of faith regarding sickness and healing, death, doctors and medicine; the relationships between sickness, suffering, healing, and sanctification; and prosperity. Part 5 reflects upon these issues and comes to final conclusions regarding: the role of hermeneutics in determining faith theology and praxis, how to handle unanswered prayers and apparent failures of faith, the seeming paradox and tension between claiming one's inheritance and dying to self, a summary of practical conclusions for exercise of healthy faith, and final conclusions and recommendations on developing a sound theology and practice of faith for the twenty-first century. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / D.Th. (Practical Theology)