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A Study of Christian Counseling on Anger Toward God

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2020, 28(2), pp.195-222
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2020.28.2.195
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : September 29, 2020
  • Accepted : November 5, 2020
  • Published : November 30, 2020

Han, Hyun Hee 1

1헤세드상담센터

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ABSTRACT

For Christians in suffering, anger toward God is often a phenomenon that is found, but it is difficult to express angry. That is because it appears to be faithless or spiritually immature. However, when anger toward God is unresolved, it affects a person physically, psychologically, and spiritually. In particular, a personal relationship with God is important in the Christian tradition. Unless the anger toward God is resolved, it is difficult to achieve true communication with God. But there is a disagreement in view of anger toward God in Christian Counseling. This paper deals with different opinions on anger toward God in Mark P. Cosgrove, Andrew D. Lester, Robert D. Jones, and David Powlison, and describes and compares their opinions to see how Christian counselors should care for angry clients. Based on the opinions of scholars, “human as a sinner” and “reframing of suffering” were derived as important topics that Christian counselors should consider. A Counselor should help the anger of a sinner client to be expressed with mourning. In addition, a counselor needs to help a client put down the beliefs and motivations that are more important than God in order to reframe the meaning of suffering. Lastly, it is described the limitations of this discussion and suggested case studies for specific application.

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