Hostility

Definition

An active stance and internal experience of enmity arising from a perceived barrier to open communication.

Episodes

• 192 — Moral Theology — Topic 5. Moral Relationships.

Related Concepts

• Enemy
• Resentment
• Self-Defense
• Suspicion

Biblical References

• John 8:42 — *Jesus replied, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me. *
• Genesis 3:12 — The man said, “The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it.”