God as other, God as self, God as beyond: A cognitive analytic perspective on the relationship with God

Authors: Marsh, Robert1; Low, James2

Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 79, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 237-255(19)

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Abstract:

A case is made for the importance of working with religious material psychotherapeutically whilst at the same time being attentive to the pitfalls that may arise in doing so. A clinical vignette is presented illustrating some of these difficulties. Connections between constructions of self, other, and God are discussed using reciprocal roles, a concept from cognitive analytic therapy (CAT). A perspective offering a multiple and `voiced' nature of self is explored; parallels are drawn with descriptions of God; and therapeutic implications are discussed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/147608305X52748

Affiliations: 1: Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, Brighton and Canterbury Christchurch University (Salomons Centre), Kent, 2Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2: Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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