Kristen självkärlek : om vad som är ett rimligt kristet synsätt för självkärlek

Sammanfattning: This essay aims to deliver and answer the question on what a valid christian approach for how self-love may look like. The purpose is to let the essay support as a critically constructive answer to the pastoral care in the Swedish church today which seems to lack a wider reflection of this subject. The material are the work of three caregivers which influence the way of talking about self and self-love in the Swedish Church today. The method used in this essay for answering the question is contextual idea analysis of Carl Henrik Grenholm and analysis-questions such as ”Where is the self?” ”What is the nature of the self?” ”What is a valid self love?” and ”How can the human being reach this self-love?” has been answered through the material. In a discussion with the material I suggest what I consider is a valid christian approach for how self-love looks like, which is that the human being should love herself through making authentic choices, and thereby being able to come close to the good and holy nature of herself which I argument for.