Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gerson da Silva Merces.pdf: 598884 bytes, checksum: 300d2e023fa5172018e5409de82b6db7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-26 / The objective of this dissertation was to reflect on spiritual counseling and sacramental confession in the perspective of psychological counseling developed in the person-centered approach. To achieve this goal presented the history of confession since its inception, its historical evolution and its relationship with spiritual counseling. Secondly, presented the sacramental confession to the light of catholic theology, emphasizing the basic attitudes that the confessor should adopt. Then, I tried to understand the spiritual counseling and confession as aid relationship that approximate the relationship between counselor and client proposal by the personcentered approach for psychological counseling. In conclusion, I present the gains that the knowledge developed in the area of counseling can bring to the work of spiritual counselor and confessor / O objetivo desta dissertação foi refletir sobre o aconselhamento espiritual e a confissão sacramental na perspectiva do aconselhamento psicológico desenvolvido na abordagem centrada na pessoa. Para atingir essa meta apresentei a história da confissão desde seu surgimento, sua evolução histórica e sua relação com o aconselhamento espiritual. Num segundo momento, abordei a confissão sacramental à luz da teologia católica, salientando as atitudes básicas que o confessor deve adotar. Em seguida, busquei compreender o aconselhamento espiritual e a confissão como relações de ajuda que se aproximam à relação entre conselheiro e cliente, proposta pela abordagem centrada na pessoa para o aconselhamento psicológico. Na conclusão, apresento os ganhos que os conhecimentos desenvolvidos na área do aconselhamento psicológico podem trazer para o trabalho do conselheiro espiritual e do confessor

Text in German / The impulse for this research comes from the present crisis of the penitential practice within the Roman Catholic communities of Germany, where notwithstanding all pastoral efforts the practice of sacramental confession has dropped to almost nothing. The procedure adopted is based on the method of R. Zerfass. 1" step: An investigation on the present practice has been done with a previous research: 2nd step: The present research, in the first chapter deals with the New Testament origins of penance and the historical development up to the present time. An essential result attained is the insight that conversion (Mk 1,14 f.) does not consist of a message of doom but urges the audience to pursue the salvation of the reign of God. As a consequence the believer experiences an ethic motivation whereby he takes as orientation the rules of the kingdom of God. 3rd step: The sociological situation of the target group is the topic of chapter two. The study is based on the work of G. Schulze. The central point made by his analysis is the affirmation that people in contemporary society are basically experience orientated and that all opportunities and offers are assessed according to their experiential value. Because of the confusing oversupply of experiences and the avoidance of disappointments caused by unfulfilled expectations homogeneous groups (milieus) emerge. People, in search of experience orient themselves according to these experiences and shape them in their turn. In the realm (market) of experiences which cannot be controlled supply and demand come together. The supplier who do not follow the laws of the market is ousted because of failing to supply what is demanded. 4th step: In chapter 3 a practical theological theory is developed that present penitential crises is routed in a crises of faith. For this reason an updated pastoral approach to conversion needs to take as its starting point the liberation message of Jesus and at the same time to take into consideration the rules that govern the market, the contemporary segmentation of the milieu included. The final step will consist in a pastoral concretisation / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / D.Th. (Practical Theology)

Text in German / The impulse for this research comes from the present crisis of the penitential practice within the Roman Catholic communities of Germany, where notwithstanding all pastoral efforts the practice of sacramental confession has dropped to almost nothing. The procedure adopted is based on the method of R. Zerfass. 1" step: An investigation on the present practice has been done with a previous research: 2nd step: The present research, in the first chapter deals with the New Testament origins of penance and the historical development up to the present time. An essential result attained is the insight that conversion (Mk 1,14 f.) does not consist of a message of doom but urges the audience to pursue the salvation of the reign of God. As a consequence the believer experiences an ethic motivation whereby he takes as orientation the rules of the kingdom of God. 3rd step: The sociological situation of the target group is the topic of chapter two. The study is based on the work of G. Schulze. The central point made by his analysis is the affirmation that people in contemporary society are basically experience orientated and that all opportunities and offers are assessed according to their experiential value. Because of the confusing oversupply of experiences and the avoidance of disappointments caused by unfulfilled expectations homogeneous groups (milieus) emerge. People, in search of experience orient themselves according to these experiences and shape them in their turn. In the realm (market) of experiences which cannot be controlled supply and demand come together. The supplier who do not follow the laws of the market is ousted because of failing to supply what is demanded. 4th step: In chapter 3 a practical theological theory is developed that present penitential crises is routed in a crises of faith. For this reason an updated pastoral approach to conversion needs to take as its starting point the liberation message of Jesus and at the same time to take into consideration the rules that govern the market, the contemporary segmentation of the milieu included. The final step will consist in a pastoral concretisation / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / D.Th. (Practical Theology)