Camusian Rebellious Intra-Religious Dialogue: A Proposed Adaptive Coping Strategy for Religious Hybrids
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2025
Abstract
The term “religious hybrids” refers to religious individuals who seek groundedness in a particular religious tradition but consciously or unconsciously mix in other factors such as culture or different religions. Thus, religious individuals often experience conflict between their lived faith and their affiliated religion’s doctrines, leading to guilt and the deterioration of mental health. In confronting such complexities resulting from religious hybridity, Raimundo Panikkar’s intra-religious dialogue is considered appropriate, given that such dialogue within oneself considers the deepening of one’s faith through the encounter with various religions. Within this context, this study proposes a philosophically modified see-judge-act framework to assist religious hybrids and pastoral care workers in coping with the precarious condition resulting from religious hybridity. In elaborating this proposal, the paper is comprised of five parts. The first part elaborates on the see-judge-act framework and its effectiveness in pastoral care. Second, the discussion covers the “see” aspect of religious hybridity. In this part, the characteristics of hybrid religious identities are identified. Third, the “judge” part pertains to Albert Camus’s philosophical anthropology, focusing on the absurdity of the human condition and the concept of rebellion. Then, Panikkar’s idea of intra-religious dialogue is elaborated. The fourth part of the study presents the “act” aspect: a rebellious intra-religious dialogue as an adaptive coping strategy. Lastly, given the intended scope, the study concludes with future directions for research.
Recommended Citation
Hernandez, C.J.D. Camusian Rebellious Intra-Religious Dialogue: A Proposed Adaptive Coping Strategy for Religious Hybrids. Pastoral Psychol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-025-01219-1
