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A sermon from hell: Toward a theology of loneliness
1Mental Health Chaplain, Harding Hospital, Worthington, Ohio.
Abstract:
Loneliness as part of the human condition is first explored from an experiential-philosophical perspective. A biblical survey suggests loneliness is normative to the faith experience and may portray a more "realistic" religiosity. Desert imagery in Scripture indicates a strong association among solitude, spiritual development, and potential dangers of spiritual deception. God's "not yet-ness"-itself a cause of existential loneliness-is paradoxically the way in which communion with God functions in the here and now. The creative use of solitude may enhance social, psychological, and spiritual well-being, and provide a way to theologize about personal isolation and disorientation.
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