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Christian Psychology alive

Here are the impressions of a participant of Bibliodrama
in the Holy Land:
«Bibliodrama appeared to me very interesting but also
challenging and hard work, that allowed me to compre-
hend my inner world and those of other people, thereby
promoting acceptance and reconciling. It has helped to
expand the boundaries of my vision, discard illusions,
and I hope to move on a route that Lord Himself had in-
dicated.».

The leaders of Bibliodrama groups at the Institute of
Christian Psychology – Fr. Andrey Lorgus and Victor Se-
menov – are stating the following psychological and
spiritual objectives:

• Get answers to questions of religious and spiritual
life, which, sooner or later, people begin to ask them-
selves.
• Correlate personal life situations with the events and
experiences of people in the Bible stories.
• Show the unity of the spiritual experiences of hu- Olga Krasnikova, Russia, psychologist, head of
mankind, feelings, concerns and hopes. the psychological centre “Sobesednik”, assistant
• For the professionals – psychologists, educators, ca- rector at the Institute of Christian Psychology,
Moscow.
techists – participation in Bibliodrama allows them:
• To get acquainted with the opportunities of the psy-
chodramatic method in the study of Bible stories.
• To receive advice in application of thematic trai-
ning groups experience to psychological and social
practice.

I am encouraged by the fact that more and more people
are discovering the need for self-knowledge and spiritual
growth, over and over trying to find themselves in order
to realize more fully their personal potential. Following
this path, many people come to God and begin to study
Scripture, to relate the Word of God to their lives, to seek
answers to seemingly unanswerable questions.

In order to make this search process more creative some
people attend the Bibliodramatic groups - this is one of
the numerous opportunities that I personally really like.

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