La vivencia subjetiva de la revelación cristiana. Una exploración metodológica
Estudios Eclesiásticos Revista de investigación e información teológica y canónica February 20, 2026 DOI: 10.14422/ee.v101.i396.y2026.003 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Discernment Reinterpretation Perspective graphical Contemplation Introspection Clarity Revelation Process computing Epistemology Proposition Action physics Novelty Object grammar Interpretation philosophy |
| Key points | Proposes that introspection and explicitation interviews, reinterpreted through Ignatian discernment, offer a rigorous methodology for studying subjective transformation in Christian theology. |
Abstract
After a thorough and careful exploration, this article finds it plausible to incorporate a new research methodology into theological work, based on the use of introspection and explicitation interviews, which are now widely used in contemplative studies. This is also aided by a theological reinterpretation of decision analysis in the rules of discernment of spirits present in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The novelty of the method aims to incorporate, with methodological rigor, research on the first- and second-person experiences in the subjective transformation process that occurs through personal relationships with Christian revelation. The consequences of this new perspective could better define the relationship between «what is experienced» of Christian revelation and «what is thought» about it.