The changes in the pedagogy of research supervision in the university context are now reflected within the practices of theological seminaries and accredited colleges. A neglected analytical framework that could illuminate the supervisory relationship is provided by Winnicott’s Object Relations Theory and Bion and Diamond’s Organizational Psychodynamics, as they interconnect identity, stress and creativity – factors that are germane to the researcher experience. Object Relations also parallels faith development. Given the significant personal investment demanded by research, a crisis of identity for the religious student is simultaneously a crisis of faith. Conversely, a Christian faith experience could sustain the research journey through the appropriation of divine Grace. Some suggestions are provided as to how this could be manifested within the research culture.

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作为精神事工的研究监督：客体关系、心理动力学和恩典的融合

大学背景下研究监督教学法的变化现在反映在神学院和认可学院的实践中。温尼科特的客体关系理论以及比昂和戴蒙德的组织心理动力学提供了一个被忽视的分析框架，它可以阐明监督关系，因为它们将身份、压力和创造力——与研究人员经验密切相关的因素——相互联系起来。客体关系也与信仰的发展平行。鉴于研究需要大量的个人投资，宗教学生的身份危机同时也是信仰危机。相反，基督教信仰的经历可以通过接受神圣的恩典来维持研究之旅。就如何在研究文化中体现这一点提供了一些建议。