Personality: theological concepts and psychological theories

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comparison of the theological concepts of personality and psychological approaches to this phenomenon in various theories. Understanding of personality in the orthodox psychology can base on some common to theology and psychology positions. Such positions (principles) are identified in the theoretical analysis of the theological, philosophical and psychological literature

Keywords

• personality
• nature
• self
• identity
• otherness
• freedom
• love
• dialogue
• communication
• meaning being