부산대학교 도서관

This paper would like to address pastoral counseling approaches to people experiencing crises in Pandemic situations. Many people are still suffering from the coronal situation, which spread in 2020 in full after the winter of 2019. This unprepared disaster has changed every aspect of us to a great depth. From the changes of giving up the familiar things that have been repeated every day, someone is faced with having to let their loved one go to death. The church also tried various interpretations of the phenomenon, and movements to provide care arose in it. There were many things that our response to the sudden situation was not mature and unprepared. The disaster situation faced without preparation was like a sudden task for religious people to find its meaning. But it is a pity to see situations where the poor reactions of finding the meaning make it harder for those who suffer from direct wounds. There is definitely a limit to understanding how large and strong it is unless it is a direct experience. However, we know that a crisis is not necessarily hopeless, but rather an opportunity for growth and change. In this sense, this study aims to address the method of taking opportunities for growth in the pastoral counseling perspective. First, it deals with the traditional theological trend of looking at human suffering from the perspective of theology. In addition, we look at empathy for those suffering in the Pandemic situation as an alternative and look at the empathic relationship between Heinz Kohut's self and self object. In light of Kohut's theory, we continue to deal with the story of Naomi and Ruth as biblical examples. This is because Naomi's life, which has led to a time of passion, is so similar to ours, which suffers in a Pandemic situation. This is because Naomi and Ruth's happy ending is seen as a good example of creating opportunities for growth in crisis. We want to deal with the process of Naomi's dramatic change from Kohut's perspective and present it as a pastoral counseling response model to other subjects in the situation of Pandemic.