Jung and the Christian Way by Christopher Bryant

by Christopher Bryant

A personal interpretation of the thinking of Carl Jung for Christians. Christopher Bryant shows that the search for oneness with God's will and for true fulfilment are different aspects of the same quest.

Genres: Psychology

Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Gregory Alterton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of Jung's approach and theories of human behavior, psychological growth, and the basis of finding meaning and purpose in life. The author provides not only a description of Jung's basic theories, but provides a comparison of the Christian teaching on sanctification -- becoming whole as one transformed by the indwelling Spirit of Christ. Jung's theories dovetail well with Christian teachings on development. Jung was certainly religion-friendly. Given the traditional role of religion which encourages believers to contemplate the transcendent, and also to recognize that there is a power working within them to transform them into the image of Christ, much like the elements of self which can make a person whole are hidden in the unconscious and need to be connected to and released, one wonders how people who completely reject the role of faith and the transcendent spirit in their lives will move on to wholeness, based on their own resources. The book provides a challenge to completely secularized methods of finding wholeness and health.