ABSTRACT

How do graduate-level theology students in Korea perceive human and divine forgiveness? Are there certain aspects of forgiveness that they see as more different than other aspects because of their theological and cultural assumptions of human and divine forgiveness? Theology students from two Protestant divinity programs in South Korea showed higher endorsements for abandoning a desire for revenge, developing goodwill toward the offender, and restoring relationships in the context of divine forgiveness than human forgiveness. They did not differ on their level of endorsement for reconciliation as a necessary component of divine and human forgiveness. We discuss our findings within the context of South Korea and provide implications for clinical practice, limitations, and directions for future research.

摘要

韩国研究生水平的神学学生如何看待人类和上帝的宽恕？由于他们对人类和神圣宽恕的神学和文化假设，他们是否认为宽恕的某些方面与其他方面更加不同？来自韩国两个新教神学项目的神学学生对放弃报复的愿望、对犯罪者培养善意以及在神的宽恕的背景下恢复关系的认可度高于人类的宽恕。他们对和解作为神与人宽恕的必要组成部分的认可程度并没有不同。我们在韩国的背景下讨论我们的发现，并提供对临床实践、局限性和未来研究方向的影响。