Articles by Angella Son
The Reverend Doctor Angella Son is a Presbyterian minister and Associate Professor of Psychology and Religion at Drew University’s Theological School. She is a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and serves on the steering committee for the Society for Pastoral Theology. A widely published author, she is presently in the process of publishing her manuscript, "Spirituality of Joy."
By Angella Son
This article diagnoses our society as the “culture of narcissism” and the common way to address narcissism both in churches and society is to treat it as a pursuit of self-gratification. Sermons addressing narcissism often tell people to avoid self-grandiosity. This article points out that the core experience of narcissistic people is not self-aggrandizement but a desperate search to restore their sense of realness of their existence, and it offers new insights into dealing with an important societal problem.
