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Christian Psychology as a Challenge

stic, which was certainly not intended: God and barriers in the minds of those involved, whereas
Satan appear optically as symmetrical, which in the African project described concerned, besi-
Christian cosmology they never are, of course des the barriers in the minds which obviously
(in contrast e.g. to Zoroastrianism). There I also played a role, much more basal, more exi-
would have wished for a representation which stential needs.
also made it clear optically that Satan and de-
mons are still creatures which have their place My own experience of being moved will in turn
in God‘s plans and must obey him (against their affect my interactions with my students in what
wills). is now unfortunately the last class I will teach.
A good example of a fruitful interaction, by
In the project in question, it struck me that means of Nicolene’s article, of the „subsystems“
there is an analogy between the German and of the „system“ ICP in South Africa, Namibia
African experiences of involvement with new and Germany. Part of this systemic interaction
communities, which, typically for Community is of course the fact that I, as a newcomer to the
Psychology, are dynamically unpredictable and Community Psychology inspired by the ICP,
personally challenging for the students (and su- am writing this article at all and that I have al-
pervisors). At the same time, I was also moved ready had the privilege of teaching (on another
to see how different the challenges are: in Ger- topic) at the ICP in Germiston.
many the prime concern was the overcoming of

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