Abstract
Abstract Defining psychological resilience while taking into account all of its different facets has proven to be a difficult task, requiring an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach. This article will present some of the theologically relevant current findings of the new research group on “Resilience in Religion and Spirituality” (DFG-FOR 2686) working in cooperation between theology, philosophy, psychosomatic medicine, palliative care, and spiritual care (chapter 1). Even though our project builds on factors and mechanisms of resilience already intensively discussed (chapter 2), we will add some further aspects on resilience as a multidimensional and dynamic process of adaption (chapter 3) and on the integration of negative experiences, of endurance, of the formation of powerlessness and of the mediopassive (chapter 4). This will allow for some prospective considerations on understanding challenges and problems of the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (chapter 5).
Highlights
Defining psychological resilience while taking into account all of its different facets has proven to be an increasingly difficult task, requiring inter- and transdisciplinary mixed-methods approach and including manifold theoretical perspectives
The members of our research group come from various sub-disciplines of theology, philosophy, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, palliative care, pastoral and spiritual care
In our fields relevant to diagnostics, therapy and pastoral and spiritual care, we are approached by individuals who experience difficult situations for manifold reasons: mental or physical issues including fear, anxiety, stress, trauma, severe illness and/or terminal states; experiences of loss of control, flexibility, agility, autonomy or the loss of a loved one; and experiences of grief and solitude, helplessness, powerlessness, exclusion, etc
Summary
Defining psychological resilience while taking into account all of its different facets has proven to be an increasingly difficult task, requiring inter- and transdisciplinary mixed-methods approach and including manifold theoretical perspectives. Even though our project builds on the factors, mechanisms and outcomes of resilience previously researched (Chapter 2), we add some hermeneutic reflections on such aspects, as a multi-dimensional and dynamic process of adaption (Chapter 3), and on the integration of negativity, powerlessness and the role of the mediopassive (Chapter 4).
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