Double-mindedness
Sign in to saveDouble-mindedness is a concept used in theology and philosophy. In Christian theology, the term comes from the Bible in the Epistle of James, where the author exhorts the reader to avoid the self-deception that comes from being halfhearted in one's commitment to God. The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard used the same term but made it refer to insincerity, egoism, or fear of punishment. The term was to help him develop his own systematic way to try to detect double-mindedness in himself.
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- Epistle of James
- Recurring theme
- Søren Kierkegaard
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Double-mindedness is a concept used in theology and philosophy. In Christian theology, the term comes from the Bible in the Epistle of James, where the author exhorts the reader to avoid the self-deception that comes from being halfhearted in one's commitment to God. The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard used the same term but made it refer to insincerity, egoism, or fear of punishment. The term was to help him develop his own systematic way to try to detect double-mindedness in himself.
== Epistle of James == In the first chapter of the Epistle of James, the author warns the reader against deceiving him or herself by doubting God during prayer. In Christianity, this idea is frequently connected to Jesus' teaching about worshipping God wholeheartedly instead of serving two masters at once.