Job, Jonah, and the Unconscious

Michael Corey

doi:10.5771/9781461732211

Summary

Job, Jonah, and the Unconscious is the latest work by natural theologian M.A. Corey. It is a ground-breaking synthetic work utilizing the unique perspective of modern depth psychology to interpret the underlying meaning of two of the most fascinating books of the Old Testament, Job and Jonah. In the process it weaves together a unique development perspective on the age-old problem of evil that satisfies both the traditional theologian and the hard- core skeptic. It is able to do this by resorting to a concept of metaphysical necessity that is able to account for the temporary existence of evil in the world, while simultaneously preserving the omnipotence and omnibenevolence of God. The end result of this fascinating study is the elucidation of the cause of moral evil, along with the general defense of traditional monotheistic religion. Contents: JONAH AND THE UNCONSCIOUS; History or Allegory?; A Psychological Analysis of the Book of Jonah; The Identity of the Shadow; Repression and the Concept of Demon Possession; The Storm; Significance of the Fish; The Prayer; The Mission to Nineveh; A Theodicy for Natural Evils; JOB: The Story of Job; The Relationship Between Knowledge and Evil; Job's Goodness and the Nature of Evil; The Nature of Hell; A Developmental View of Salvation; Elipjaz's First Speech; Job's Reply; Contingency, Necessity, and the Ultimate Transformation of Evil into Good; EVIL IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; Evil, Monotheism, and the Divine Goodness; A Developmental Interpretation of Evil; ANSWER TO JUNG; Jung and the God of The Old Testament; Why Bad Things Happen to Good People; A Pluralistic View of Salvation; Jung's View of Job; The Power of Doubt; The Severity of the Developmental Process; Could God Have Done Better?; The Image and the Likeness of God; Jung, Evil and the Trinity; The Incarnation; Conclusion.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 1994
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8191-9685-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4617-3221-1
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 151
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
Chapter One: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
1. History or Allegory? No access
2. A Psychological Analysis of the Book of Jonah No access
3. The Identity of the Shadow No access
4. Repression and the Concept of Demon Possession No access
5. The Storm No access
6. Significance of the Fish No access
7. The Prayer No access
8. The Mission to Nineveh No access
9. A Theodicy for Natural Evils No access
1. The Story of Job No access
2. The Relationship Between Knowledge and Evil No access
3. Job's Goodness and the Nature of Evil No access
4. The Nature of Hell No access
5. A Developmental View of Salvation No access
6. Eliphaz's First Speech No access
7. Job's Reply No access
8. God's Response to Job No access
9. Contingency, Necessity, and the Ultimate Transformation of Evil into Good No access
1. Evil, Monotheism, and the Divine Goodness No access
2. A Developmental Interpretation of Evil No access
1. Jung and the God of the Old Testament No access
2. Why Bad Things Happen to Good People No access
3. A Pluralistic View of Salvation No access
4. Jung's View of Job No access
5. The Power of Doubt No access
6. The Severity of the Developmental Process No access
7. Could God Have Done Better? No access
8. The Image and Likeness of God No access
9. Jung, Evil, and the Trinity No access
10. The Incarnation No access
11. Conclusion No access
Bibliography No access Pages 144 - 146
Index No access Pages 147 - 150
About The Author No access Pages 151 - 151