부부관계를 평화로 이끄는 기독교 정의에 기초한 목회신학

Abstract

There are innumerable couples who are in marital crises. The only thing they do want to know might be how to be peaceful. However, it is highly unlikely to achieve it in their ordinary life, for each of them thinks of him or herself right and fair. Rather his or her spouse is wrong and unfair. I think every couple is still long way from peace as long as they are buried under their own understanding of justice. Therefore, I want to prove that the concept of justice is a very paradoxical one in this paper. I will puzzle out this complicated matter with the following quarries: What is justice? Is justice of a concept of neutral and universal validity? And how can we, the pastoral counselors, bring peace for the couples in marital crises? In order to answer these questions, I will investigate what justice might be. In particular, I will prove justice must be a concept under the dynamics of paradox, for this can be very explanatory of why the couples in marital crises are easily violent and upset while they are still arguing what is fair or what is unfair. Then, I will examine the philosophical, biblical, and theological meanings of justice, and try to interweave them with the concept of peace. In this regard, I will find a palpable way to get peace in the marital crises. For accomplishing this goal, I will present three possible stages of how to get peace for the couples in marital crises. I hope the couples restore their love and peace again throughout this project of pastoral theology.