In Reply to: Re: Sorry I don't know about Jung posted by MG on February 25, 2004 at 00:46:22:
I agree, MG. Jung was Freud's student, but they parted ways early on--and as I understand it--one of the biggest areas of difference between teacher & student was Jung's radically different ideas about the psychology of religion & spirituality.
Freud was at best agnostic, probably atheist, and his psychological theories about religion appear to have lent support to Karl Marx's sociological theories about religion being the opiate of the people. While exposure to Freudian psychological theory is occurring less and less in psychology programs, exposure to ANY Jungian psychological theory is practically non-existent in most institutions of higher learned that I know anything about.
Jungian-based material is very popular in liberal Roman Catholic circles--a long time ago I read stuff like a Jungian interpretation of Theresa of Avila's mystical writings and her spiritual autobiography, for example. I got all of my exposure to Jungian thought in a theology program, nothing in the psychology classes I took. But it's been over 10 years since I read anything in the area of psychology of religion and spirituality.
Susie--please, share your thoughts/reactions, etc., on what you're reading!