Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The Construction of the "I" in the Lord's Prayer : A Social-constructive Discourse Analysis

NYLUND, JAN LU orcid (2016) Praxis and Practice in Theology
Abstract
This paper addresses how the “I” of the praying individual is constructed in the interaction with the divinity in the praying of the Lord’s Prayer. This approach draws on social-constructive theory on identity formation and developmental psychology and a close reading of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 and the Sermon on the Mount.

It is the assertion of this paper that a discourse analysis of the Lord’s Prayer that takes into account the social and psychological processes that are instigated and put into motion in the interaction with the divine help us understand how the spiritual formation and personal development of the praying individual takes place.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to conference
publication status
published
subject
conference name
Praxis and Practice in Theology
conference location
Aarhus, Denmark
conference dates
2016-10-26 - 2016-10-28
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
ed82bd60-16f1-42b6-97cf-857334abd441
date added to LUP
2016-10-28 03:33:28
date last changed
2019-02-15 12:31:28
@misc{ed82bd60-16f1-42b6-97cf-857334abd441,
  abstract     = {{This paper addresses how the “I” of the praying individual is constructed in the interaction with the divinity in the praying of the Lord’s Prayer. This approach draws on social-constructive theory on identity formation and developmental psychology and a close reading of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 and the Sermon on the Mount. <br/><br/>It is the assertion of this paper that a discourse analysis of the Lord’s Prayer that takes into account the social and psychological processes that are instigated and put into motion in the interaction with the divine help us understand how the spiritual formation and personal development of the praying individual takes place.<br/>}},
  author       = {{NYLUND, JAN}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{The Construction of the "I" in the Lord's Prayer : A Social-constructive Discourse Analysis}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}