1st Edition
C. G. Jung and Hans Urs von Balthasar God and evil - A critical comparison
By Les Oglesby
Copyright 2014
232 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book brings together the work of Carl Gustav Jung and Hans Urs von Balthasar, two of the most creative thinkers in psychology and theology in the twentieth century, to critically compare their ideas on the perennial question of God’s involvement with evil.
In later life Jung embarked on a project relating to Christianity, with psychotherapeutic and theological intentions, forming his... Read more
Preface Part 1: Constructing a Framework for Critical Comparison Introducing Jung and Balthasar. A Framework for Critical Comparison Part 2: Bases for Critical Comparison Anthropology and Theological Orientation. Analogy and Polarity Part 3: God’s Involvement with Evil Evil – its Origins and Reality. Jung on God’s Involvement with Evil. The Cross in Jung and Balthasar Part 4: Conclusion A Cruciform Model for God’s Involvement with Evil. Summary.
Biography
Les Oglesby was Director of Ministry in the Diocese of Ely, and has now retired. He gained his Lambeth PhD in Psychology and Theology in 2012.
'In many ways this splendid book lays the challenge for other 'imagined dialogues' which might also make a contribution to the ongoing dialogue between analytical psychology and catholic theology.'- Clodagh Weldon, University of Oxford, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, August 2014
