The Jung-White Letters (Philemon Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1583911944 ISBN 13: 9781583911945

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

The Jung-White Letters charts fifteen years of correspondence between C. G. Jung and Victor White, an English Dominican priest and theologian. The dialogue between the two provides valuable insights into the development of Jung’s thought, and the relationship between psychology and religion.

Jung hoped that his correspondence with White would help him to reinterpret the classic Christian symbols and White sought Jung’s support of his project to integrate analytical psychology into Catholic theology. Although both Jung and White were committed to a productive collaboration, the letters trace a trajectory toward a crisis of misunderstanding and betrayal, culminating in a sharpening of disagreements after publication of Jung’s Answer to Job.

The letters are presented with great attention to authenticity, and Jung's previously published letters have been restored to their original style. The text is helpfully annotated throughout with historical, literary and personal references. A wealth of editorial material is also included to set the letters in context, including an authoritative memoir of Victor White.

Jung’s engagement with White was an essential dialogue that contributed importantly to his late writings, forcing him to refine his critique of classical theology. This volume will be of great interest to all Jungian analysts, psychoanalysts and psychotherapists and anyone interested in investigating the complex relationship between analytical psychology and religion.

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Review

"...The publication of The Jung-White Letters is a truly interdisciplinary undertaking that could have far-reaching implications for multiple fields of study." – Kevin Lu, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

About the Author

Murray Stein is a Jungian analyst who until recently had a private practice in Wilmette, Illinois, but who now lives in Switzerland. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including "Jung's Treatment of Christianity", "In Midlife" and "Jungian Analysis". He is the co-editor of "The Chiron Clinical Series".

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1583911944
• ISBN 13: 9781583911945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Lammers Ann Conrad, Cunningham Adrian, Stein Murray