In this extra material from the third episode of the podcast ‘Psychology & The Cross’ Professor McGrath discusses the work of Wolfgang Giegerich, the limitations of psychology, and Jung as a guerilla theorist.
Episode 3: This is not the end of the road: Jung & Theology with Sean McGrath
Sean McGrath is a Professor of Philosophy and Theology, a renowned researcher of the philosophical roots of the unconscious and a former professed catholic Monk. In this episode McGrath first shares some of his learnings from the monastery before helping us to understand how Jung (mis)understood evil and the role of the feminine in Christianity.
Anxiety, despair and neurosis (Bonus material episode 2)
In this short segment, Amy explains Kierkegaard and Jung’s views on anxiety, despair and neurosis and the potential to be found in mental suffering. This is bonus material to the last episode of the Psychology & The Cross podcast.
The therapeutic value of Faith (Bonus material episode 2)
What is the therapeutic value of faith? In this short segment scholar, Amy Cook explains both Kierkegaard and Jung’s views on ‘the therapeutic value of faith’.
Episode 2: Jungian Psychology is ripe for existentialism: C.G Jung & Søren Kierkegaard: with Amy Cook
In this episode, I had the great pleasure to speak to scholar Amy Cook who’s written a bold and beautiful book comparing the psychological projects of the Danish philosopher and Christian existentialist Søren Kierkegaard and C.G Jung.
The dream of Jungian analyst Max Zeller (Bonus material episode 1)
In this short segment Dr. Murray Stein share a dream Jungian analyst Max Zeller shared with C.G Jung when they met in Zurich in 1949. This lead Jung to share his vision of a new religion will take form in about six hundred years.
Episode 1: The invisible Church: An interview with Jungian Analyst Dr. Murray Stein
Dr. Murray Stein is a renowned Jungian psychoanalyst and the author of important books such as ‘Jung’s treatment of Christianity’ and ‘Map of the Soul’.