The dissertation is a study of the origins, development and contemporary manifestations of Christian retreats. It traces origins from the Biblical record until current retreats. Christian retreat is a period of withdrawal from usual activities to experience encounter with God through Christian prayer. Jesus' pattern of engagement in ministry and withdrawal is a vital basis for retreat. Other Biblical descriptions of retreat are studied. There is an examination of retreat experiences in Church history with a particular focus on monasticism, as a major expression of retreat life, and Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the modern retreat movement. Varieties of subsequent retreat types in the spiritualities of different traditions from the Protestant Reformation onwards are considered. The spectrum of study includes Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Pentecostal spiritualities. The study culminates in focusing on current Ignatian and other retreats in their many forms. This includes private devotions to lengthy periods of retreat. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / M.Th. (Christian Spirituality)

The dissertation is a study of the origins, development and contemporary manifestations of Christian retreats. It traces origins from the Biblical record until current retreats. Christian retreat is a period of withdrawal from usual activities to experience encounter with God through Christian prayer. Jesus' pattern of engagement in ministry and withdrawal is a vital basis for retreat. Other Biblical descriptions of retreat are studied. There is an examination of retreat experiences in Church history with a particular focus on monasticism, as a major expression of retreat life, and Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the modern retreat movement. Varieties of subsequent retreat types in the spiritualities of different traditions from the Protestant Reformation onwards are considered. The spectrum of study includes Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Pentecostal spiritualities. The study culminates in focusing on current Ignatian and other retreats in their many forms. This includes private devotions to lengthy periods of retreat. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M.Th. (Christian Spirituality)

Syftet med denna studie är att utforska fenomenet ayahuasca retreats och utövarnas upplevelser av detta. Vi vill undersöka vad den generella motivationen bakom sökandet efter ayahuasca är samt på vilket sätt arbetet med ayahuasca retreats skulle kunna tillämpas som en alternativ behandlingsmetod. Den metodologiska utgångspunkten är en hermeneutisk kvalitativ forskningsansats, där datainsamlingen har gjorts genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet har tolkats med hjälp av KASAM vilket är arbetets teoretiska utgångspunkt. Urvalet innefattar fyra utövare, vilka har intervjuats genom videochatt eftersom det geografiska avståndet gjorde det omöjligt att besöka verksamheterna under arbetets tidsram. Resultatet visar att utövarna anser att ayahuasca har terapeutiska egenskaper i form av att hjälpa personer som anses lida av ohälsa och obalans, genom vägledning och stöd i ett förändringsarbete. Betydelsen av ayahuasca retreats grundar sig i utövarnas egna upplevelser av att detta har givit dem meningsfullhet i livet, i form av egen vägledning och helande men även genom att hjälpa andra som söker sig till ritualen. Slutsatsen är att vår roll som socialpedagoger kan använda sin kunskap inom detta forskningsområde då arbetet med ayahuasca innefattar flera pedagogiska moment genom hela ritualens process.

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