Podoba Boga pri otroku in mladostniku : diplomsko delo

Lipar, Tina (author), Gerjolj, Stanko (mentor)

Diplomsko delo obravnava vprašanje podobe Boga pri otroku in mladostniku. Prva leta življenja otroka so namreč ključna za razumevanje ne le kasnejših vzorcev vedenja ali mišljenja odrasle osebe, temveč tudi duhovne oziroma religiozne dimenzije človeka. Avtorica v prvem delu predstavi pogled nekaterih strokovnjakov na psihofizični razvoj otroka, obenem pa upošteva vlogo, ki jo pri tem razvoju odigrata okolje in družba. Najpomembnejši dejavnik so seveda primarni odnosi s starši, ki postanejo v kasnejših letih model za umestitev podobe boga. Drugo poglavje vsebuje še bolj podroben teoretični pristop stopenj duhovnega ter verskega zorenja, kjer je razviden pomemben prispevek Erika Eriksona in Jamesa W. Fowlerja. Po njunem mnenju do rasti religiozne razsežnosti privedejo psihosocialne krize oziroma izzivi, ki pomenijo odločilen trenutek za posameznikovo osebnost in niso nekaj negativnega. Čeprav teoretični poglavji diplomskega dela razumeta pojem vere kot odnos človeka z bogom na splošno in presega okvirje verske pripadnosti, tretji del z empirično metodo pogovora, risanja in vprašalnikov podaja podobo Boga otrok in mladostnikov, ki večinoma prihajajo iz krščanskega okolja. Njihove predstave se do določene mere skladajo z dognanji strokovnjakov, medtem ko na nekaterih mestih odstopajo, najverjetneje zaradi pogojenosti z okoljem. Sklepne vrstice diplomske naloge torej potrjujejo predhodno omenjene teorije, a na podlagi nepopolnih odgovorov dopuščajo nadaljnje raziskave z otroki, ki odraščajo ali so odraščali v okolju, kjer so še bolj vidne razlike med socialnimi sloji ljudi, med rasami, verskimi pripadnostmi, vrstami družin ter vedenjem posameznih staršev. Tako bi lažje potrdili ali ovrgli znanstvena prepričanja, da otrok v primeru agresivnega vedenja staršev doživlja boga kot negativnega in podobno.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: podoba Boga, psihofizični razvoj otroka, odnosi v družini, medosebni psihični prostor, razvoj osebnostne identitete, vera v Boga
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [T. Lipar]
• Year: 2017
• Number of pages: IV, 38, V str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-95428
• UDC: 27-14-053.2-053.6(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 7723610
• Publication date in RUL: 20.09.2017

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The image of God among children and adolescents

Abstract

This diploma thesis discusses the question of God's role in the life of children and adolescents. The first few years of a child's life are fundamental for understanding behavioural and thinking patterns of adults and spiritual or religious dimensions of individuals. The author of this paper presents different professionals’ views on psychophysical development of children and at the same time considers the role of the environment and society. The most important factor is the primary relationship with parents, who later in life become the embodiment for their notion of God. The second chapter details the theoretical approach regarding the stages of spiritual and religious development, including a notable contribution by Erik Erikson and James W. Fowler. They believe that psychosocial crises and challenges lead to religious growth. Such events mark crucial moments for one’s personality and should not be considered as something negative. Even though the two theoretical chapters of this diploma thesis consider faith as one’s relationship with God in general and surpass the limits of religious affiliation, the third part depicts God’s image through the empirical method of conversation, drawing and questionnaires as seen by children and adolescents who mostly come from catholic environment. Their notions are to some extent in accordance with the expert’s conclusions, but they do deviate in some respects, which is mostly due to environmental determinism. The conclusion therefore confirms the theories, however, incomplete answers leave room for further research on children who are currently or were growing up in an environment with more prominent differences between social classes, races, religions, family types and parent’s behaviour. With such research, it would be easier to confirm or deny different scientific beliefs, for example that children see God as something negative if their parents are aggressive.

• Keywords: image of God, psychophysical development of a child, relationships in the family, interpersonal physical space, identity development, faith in God