Dojemanje ljubezni v različnih razvojnih obdobjih : diplomsko delo

Gorc, Larisa (author), Cvetek, Mateja (mentor)

V diplomskem delu se je avtorica posvetila teološkemu ter psihološkemu pojmovanju ljubezni in teoretično raziskovala, kako človek v različnih stadijih svojega življenja dojema Boga in njegovo ljubezen. V prvem delu diplomske naloge avtorica raziskuje teološko pojmovanje ljubezni in opiše, kako se ljubezen človeku kaže kot temeljno počelo vsega, kjer se nasloni na besede prvega Janezovega pisma (1 Jn 4,16). V nadaljevanju avtorica opisuje ljubezen kot odnos, ki potrebuje bližino in išče drugega. V tretjem podpoglavju avtorica opisuje odnos Boga do človeka ter na kakšen način se njegova ljubezen človeku tudi daje. Kasneje avtorica razglablja tudi o učlovečeni Božji ljubezni, ki je za nas ljudi in zaradi našega zveličanja, prišel iz nebes, za nas umrl in nas odrešil. Tu se Božja ljubezen do človeka kaže v vsej razsežnosti, človek pa se preko te ljubezni notranje preoblikuje in začenja tudi spoznavati pravega Boga. V zadnjem delu prvega poglavja avtorica opisuje človekov odziv na Božjo ljubezen, ki mu je bila podarjena, in se posveti tudi Cerkvi, ki v tej ljubezni deluje. V drugem delu diplomskega dela se avtorica osredotoči na psihološko pojmovanje ljubezni in ob tem poudari, da je to pojmovanje precej ožje od teološkega, saj se tu ljubezen postavlja zgolj na raven medčloveških odnosov. V nadaljevanju avtorica povzame teorije ljubezni štirih pomembnejših psihologov, ki so: John Alan Lee, Robert Sternberg, Ellen Berscheid in Clive Staples Lewis. V zadnjem delu se avtorica konkretneje posveti razvoju dojemanja Boga in Božje ljubezni posameznika v različnih obdobjih njegovega življenja. Sprva na kratko povzame teorije o razvoju posameznikove vere in dojemanja Boga in poudari predvsem teorijo Piageta, Fowlerja in Oserja, opiše pa tudi pogled na razvoj vere sv. Terezije Avilske, prve cerkvene učiteljice, ki poudarja, da je prava molitev le ljubezen. V nadaljevanju avtorica opisuje dojemanje Božje ljubezni skozi različna razvojna obdobja, ki jih razdeli na: predšolsko obdobje, mlajše šolsko obdobje, zgodnje mladostništvo, pozno mladostništvo, zgodnja odraslost, zrela odraslost ter starost. Avtorica v vsakem obdobju opiše glavne psihološke značilnosti, Fowlerjevo in Oserjevo teorijo o dojemanju Božje ljubezni osebe vsakega obdobja ter ob tem navede tudi izsledke drugih raziskav. V zadnjem podpoglavju se avtorica posveti še sedmim stopnjam ljubezni, ki jih utemelji sv. Terezija Avilska, in njeno teorijo o duhovni poti duše temeljito opiše ter jo primerja s teorijo Fowlerja in Oserja, s čimer poudarja pomen duhovnih vrednot, s katerimi nam sv. Terezija daje zgled in kaže pot, na kateri se odpiramo Bogu in iščemo njegovo ljubezen.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: ljubezen, Bog, čustveni razvoj, razvojna obdobja, teološko pojmovanje ljubezni, psihološko pojmovanje ljubezni, Fowler, Oser, Terezija Avilska
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [L. Gorc]
• Year: 2018
• Number of pages: XII, 88 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-101559
• UDC: 159.923.2:177.6(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 7888730
• Publication date in RUL: 16.06.2018

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Perception of love in different periods of development

Abstract

This thesis studies the theological and psychological perception of love and includes theoretical research on how humans perceive God and His love in various stages of their lives. The first part focuses on theological perceptions and describes how Love is the origin of everything by leaning of the words of the First Epistle of John (1 John 4:16). It then proceeds to describe Love as a relationship seeking and needing the presence of others. The third subchapter discusses God's relationship towards Man and how His Love towards Man is expressed. Later the focus is placed on the Son of God who, for our Salvation, came from heaven, died for us and saved us. This is the ultimate expression of God's love towards Man and it is this Love that allows Man to step onto the path of internal transformation and start finding the true nature of God. The last part of the first chapter contains a description of Man's response to the gift of God's love and also focuses on the Church as an agent of His Love. The second part of the thesis focuses on psychological theories of love and states that they treat love on a much narrower scale than theologists – love is treated only at a human-to-human level. The chapter contains a synthesis of the theories of four prominent authors: John Alan Lee, Robert Sternberg, Ellen Berscheid in Clive Staples Lewis. The last part contains a concrete description of the development of God and His Love by individuals in various stages of their lives. First, a short summary of several theories of individual faith and perception of God is made – focusing on the works of Piaget, Fowler and Oser as well as a description of the ideas of Teresa of Ávila who said that the only true form of prayer is love. The thesis then focuses on the perception of God's love through various development stages: pre-school age, early school age, early adolescence, late adolescence, early adulthood, mature adulthood and old age. The main psychological characteristics are listed for each stage in addition to Fowler's and Oser's view of the perception of God's Love and other research for the respective stage. The last subchapter contains a description of the seven stages of Love as presented by Teresa of Ávila and her description of the soul's path to enlightenment. Her ideas are thoroughly compared to Fowler's and Oser's theory to stress the importance of spiritual values championed by Teresa which help us to accept God and find His Love.

• Keywords: love, God, emotional development, development stages, theological perception of love, psychological perception of love, Fowler, Oser, Teresa of Ávila