| The Living God and Our Living Psyche: What Christians Can Learn from Carl Jung Contributor(s): Ulanov, Ann Belford (Author), Dueck, Alvin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802824676 ISBN-13: 9780802824677 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: ???Are Jung??'s views compatible with Christian faith? Will evangelical Christians be led astray if they rely on Jung as a psychological guide? What would it look like to place Jung??'s psychological ideas into an authentically Christian framework? Ulanov tackles some of the most vexing theological and spiritual issues raised by Jung??'s approach to psychological healing. Challenging Jung when he diverges from core Christian beliefs, Ulanov nevertheless builds on key Jungian concepts to show how depth psychology can enrich and enliven our life of faith. In the introduction, Dueck (with Brian Becker) interprets Jung??'s corpus as ???a pastoral attempt to counter the corrosive effects of modernity.??? In his conclusion, he contextualizes Ulanov??'s lectures for the evangelical community. The book is a finely-nuanced discussion, glittering with gems of insight. Anyone who has struggled to understand Jung, any psychotherapist longing to include spiritual issues in the work of healing, indeed, any person of prayer seeking to relate authentically to God over the long haul, will relish this book.??? |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth |
| Dewey: 261.515 |
| LCCN: 2007043608 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.08" W x 8.89" (0.39 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: Why should Christians bother to read Carl Jung? He may be one of the most famous psychologists of the twentieth century, but are his views and ideas really compatible with Christian faith? While acknowledging some Christian suspicion of Jung, Ann Belford Ulanov and Alvin Dueck maintain that Jung's psychology can indeed enhance the life of faith. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ulanov, Ann Belford: - Ann Belford Ulanov is the Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary, a psychoanalyst in private practice, and a supervising analyst and faculty member of the C. G. Jung Institute, New York City.Dueck, Alvin: - Alvin Dueck is a licensed psychologist and holds the Evelyn and Frank Freed Chair for the Integration of Psychology and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. |