Chosen to Suffer: A Theological Reflection on the Sacred Role of the Patient
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY RESEARCH September 30, 2025 Julian Ungar-Sargon
This essay explores the metaphysical and therapeutic dimensions of human suffering, proposing a reframe in which patients are not passive recipients of misfortune but active bearers of sacred messages. Drawing on theological, mystical, psychological, and literary traditions, the paper suggests that in the absence of traditional prophets and healers, the modern patient becomes a vessel of divine...
DOI: 10.52106/2837-7761.1027 (opens in new tab)
Cognitive reframing
Postmodernism
Argument complex analysis
Reflection computer programming
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