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Area of Science:

  • Psychology of Religion
  • Social Psychology
  • Theology

Background:

  • Pledges and promises create expectations for commitment fulfillment.
  • Unmet commitments can damage interpersonal relationships and foster distrust.
  • Religious disappointment may lead to a crisis of faith among believers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the psychological impact of perceived divine unfaithfulness on believers' faith and relationship with God.
  • To examine how unmet divine promises can lead to attachment distress and questioning of God's nature and relevance.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of commitment, expectation, and disappointment in interpersonal and religious contexts.
  • Exploration of theological and psychological frameworks for understanding faith crises.

Main Results:

  • Disappointment in God's perceived under-delivery can trigger attachment distress, similar to human relationship breakdowns.
  • This distress can lead individuals to question the validity of divine providence and the relevance of God.
  • The experience challenges the nature of God and the believer's relationship with the divine.

Conclusions:

  • Perceived failures in divine providence can precipitate a crisis of faith, characterized by attachment distress.
  • Questioning God's promises and providence impacts the perceived nature and relevance of God.
  • Understanding these dynamics is crucial for pastoral care and theological reflection on divine-faithfulness.