The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy

Relying on the latest psychological research and Orthodox anthropology the article studies the syndrome of emotional and professional burnout and its manifestation among the clergy of the Orthodox Church nowadays. It is a state of exhaustion that leads to paralysis of mental strength, feelings and i...

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Main Authors: Nikolsky Evgeny Vladimirovich, Smolin Oleksandr Oleksandrovych
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2019-04-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:http://st-hum.ru/en/node/752/
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author Nikolsky Evgeny Vladimirovich
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description Relying on the latest psychological research and Orthodox anthropology the article studies the syndrome of emotional and professional burnout and its manifestation among the clergy of the Orthodox Church nowadays. It is a state of exhaustion that leads to paralysis of mental strength, feelings and is accompanied by a loss of joy in relation to life and service to God. The spread of burnout among the clergy contributes to our era, the time of achievements, consumption, new materialism, fun and joy from life that is in direct contradiction to the traditional Christian values. The article suggests the ways to solve this acute problem, which is being studied only in recent years.
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spelling doaj.art-ca46490673374ca3bcbe555e83b4581c2022-12-22T00:59:22ZengInstitute of Modern Humanitarian ResearchesStudia Humanitatis2308-80792019-04-011The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergyNikolsky Evgeny Vladimirovich0Smolin Oleksandr Oleksandrovych1Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches (Moscow, Russia)Carpathian University named after Augustin Voloshin (Uzhhorod, Ukraine)Relying on the latest psychological research and Orthodox anthropology the article studies the syndrome of emotional and professional burnout and its manifestation among the clergy of the Orthodox Church nowadays. It is a state of exhaustion that leads to paralysis of mental strength, feelings and is accompanied by a loss of joy in relation to life and service to God. The spread of burnout among the clergy contributes to our era, the time of achievements, consumption, new materialism, fun and joy from life that is in direct contradiction to the traditional Christian values. The article suggests the ways to solve this acute problem, which is being studied only in recent years.http://st-hum.ru/en/node/752/Orthodox clergyburnout syndromepastoral theologydespondencydepressiontheological educationcalling to the priesthoodPatriarch Kirill
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The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy
Studia Humanitatis
Orthodox clergy
burnout syndrome
pastoral theology
despondency
depression
theological education
calling to the priesthood
Patriarch Kirill
title The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy
title_full The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy
title_fullStr The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy
title_full_unstemmed The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy
title_short The specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the Christian clergy
title_sort specificity of emotional and professional burnout of the christian clergy
topic Orthodox clergy
burnout syndrome
pastoral theology
despondency
depression
theological education
calling to the priesthood
Patriarch Kirill
url http://st-hum.ru/en/node/752/
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