Discovery of Habitus in the Holiday

What is habitus? A concise definition using Bourdieu’s own terminology “is a property of actors (whether individuals, groups or institutions) that comprises a structured and structuring structure” (Maton 2014, 50). In other words, one’s past and present, such as family experience, can be a structured system within which habitus operates in a structuring manner to … Continue reading Discovery of Habitus in the Holiday

A Reflection on Psalm 88: The Psalm of Depression

O Lord, God of my salvation,    I cry out day and night before you. Let my prayer come before you;    incline your ear to my cry!For my soul is full of troubles,    and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted among those who go down to the pit;    I am a man who has no strength,like one set loose among the dead,    like the slain that … Continue reading A Reflection on Psalm 88: The Psalm of Depression