The Psyche As Sacrament: A Comparative Study of C.G. Jung and Paul Tillich (Studies in Jungian Psychology)

Dourley, John P.

ISBN 10: 0919123066 / ISBN 13: 9780919123069

Published by Inner City Books, 1981

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Psyche As Sacrament: A Comparative Study of C.G. Jung and Paul Tillich (Studies in Jungian Psychology)
• Publisher: Inner City Books
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0919123066
• ISBN 13: 9780919123069
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

In the Western world, psychology and religion are not easy companions. This book illustrates with great clarity that the antagonism is unnecessary. C.G. Jung the psychiatrist (1875-1961) and Paul Tillich the theologian (1886-1965) both understand God as immediately present, an inner reality and an inner resource. Tillich points to God as a power in life that transcends the ego, urging man on to wholeness―a power Jung calls the Self, the regulating centre of the personality. Tillich speaks of self-acceptance, Jung of relating to one’s complexes. Tillich writes of the journey towards essential humanity, Jung of the process of individuation. With a perspective that embraces both camps, the author examines the deeper meaning, for Christian and nonbeliever alike, of God, Christ, the Spirit, the Trinity, morality, and much else. “In the depths of the soul,” he concludes, “the psychological task and the religious task are one.”

About the Author

John P. Doorley is a Roman Catholic priest, a Jungian Analyst, and an Associate Professor of Religious Studies. His varied experience comes to a focus in this extraordinary comparative study of Tillich's theology and Jung's depth psychology.