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Jung and the Interpretation of the Bible
"An accessible introduction to the uses of Jung in reading the Bible". -- Shofar
- GenresPsychology
143 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1995
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David LeRoy Miller
6 books3 followersDavid L. Miller, Ph.D., is Watson-Ledden Professor of Religion Emeritus, Syracuse University (NY), and a founding Fellow of The Imaginal Institute.
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January 8, 2018
I picked this book out at the library based on some research that I am currently working on concerning Depth Theology/Psychology and Joshua Abraham Heschel.
This book contains a sample of articles written on Jung and his understanding of the Bible in his theories. It is certainly not exhaustive, but it is a great start for research on this topic. Jung believed religion and religious texts to be not only a sociological and historical phenomenon but also a function of the psychological structure of human personality. His ultimate goal was to "discover psychological facts and processes that were before veiled in symbols and beyond comprehension."
Throughout the book and through the different authors opinions, one thing remains very clear: "so long as religion is only faith and outward form, and religious function is not experienced in our souls; nothing of any importance has happened."
Heschel also believed religious experience to be fundamental to the human impulse: "It is that which goes on within the person: the inner-ness of religion. Vague and often indescribable, it is the heart of religious existence."
This book contains a sample of articles written on Jung and his understanding of the Bible in his theories. It is certainly not exhaustive, but it is a great start for research on this topic. Jung believed religion and religious texts to be not only a sociological and historical phenomenon but also a function of the psychological structure of human personality. His ultimate goal was to "discover psychological facts and processes that were before veiled in symbols and beyond comprehension."
Throughout the book and through the different authors opinions, one thing remains very clear: "so long as religion is only faith and outward form, and religious function is not experienced in our souls; nothing of any importance has happened."
Heschel also believed religious experience to be fundamental to the human impulse: "It is that which goes on within the person: the inner-ness of religion. Vague and often indescribable, it is the heart of religious existence."
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