포스트모던 시대의 기독교(목회) 상담을 위한 제안 = Suggestions for Pastoral Care and Counseling in Postmodern Times

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Christians have been taught to avoid postmodernism because it has been deemed somewhat dangerous. This study argues that postmodernism is not an enemy but an ally that can provide a philosophical ground not only for Christians to witness with boldness in today’s postmodern world but also for the field of pastoral care and counseling that is a byproduct of modernism. To make this argument, I will investigate what Jean-François Lyotard meant by the phrase “incredulity toward metanarratives” in his book, The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge. The grand narratives that we need to distrust are not only big stories in size, they have the characteristic of claiming legitimacy by appealing to universal reason. In this sense, postmodernism sheds light on Christianity, which has been built upon propositional truths in order to comply with the demands of modernity to reflect its own strategies. Further, postmodernism invites God’s people to dream of God’s kin-dom on this earth, empowering them to know the significance of narrative knowledge. With this realization, churches will be able to provide an arena where God’s people can boldly tell their own stories of how God is with them. In addition, churches will empower God’s people to become authors of their own faith stories as they tell their stories within small groups. This study is valuable in that it conducts a dialogue between postmodern thinking and Christianity.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Christians have been taught to avoid postmodernism because it has been deemed somewhat dangerous. This study argues that postmodernism is not an enemy but an ally that can provide a philosophical ground not only for Christians to witness with boldness in today’s postmodern world but also for the field of pastoral care and counseling that is a byproduct of modernism. To make this argument, I will investigate what Jean-François Lyotard meant by the phrase “incredulity toward metanarratives” in his book, The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge. The grand narratives that we need to distrust are not only big stories in size, they have the characteristic of claiming legitimacy by appealing to universal reason. In this sense, postmodernism sheds light on Christianity, which has been built upon propositional truths in order to comply with the demands of modernity to reflect its own strategies. Further, postmodernism invites God’s people to dream of God’s kin-dom on this earth, empowering them to know the significance of narrative knowledge. With this realization, churches will be able to provide an arena where God’s people can boldly tell their own stories of how God is with them. In addition, churches will empower God’s people to become authors of their own faith stories as they tell their stories within small groups. This study is valuable in that it conducts a dialogue between postmodern thinking and Christianity.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 도입
• Ⅱ. 포스트모더니즘이란?
• Ⅲ. 모더니즘의 붕괴
• Ⅳ. 객관성의 실체
• Ⅴ. 아군(我軍)으로서의 포스트모더니즘
• Ⅵ. 이야기 공동체
• Ⅶ. 나가는 말
• 참고문헌
• Abstract

참고문헌 (Reference)

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9 Lyotard, Jean-Francois, "The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge" University of Minnesota Press 1984

10 Colye, Suzanne M., "Re-Storying Your Faith" Circle Books 2013

11 Waugh, Patricia, "Postmodernism: A Reader" Edward Arnold 1-10, 1992

12 Hanson, Norwood Russell, "Patterns of Discovery : An Inquiry into the Conceptual Foundations of Science" Cambridge University Press 1958

13 Patton, John, "Pastoral Care in Context in Context: An Introduction to Pastoral Care" WJK 1993

14 McLeod, John, "Narrative Thinking and the Emergence of Postpsychological Therapies" 16 (16): 201-210, 2006

15 Madigan, Stephen, "Narrative Therapy" American Psychological Association 2010

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17 Martel, Yann, "Life of Pi" Mariner Books 2001