Jung and the Bible
Jung and the Bibleis a short but exceptionally clear book, not only introducing Carl G. Jung and his work of word association, dream, analysis, archetypes, and symbols, but also leading to a new method of biblical interpretation. . . . Rollins shows a sensitivity to Catholic and Protestant traditions of biblical studies and indicates how psychological and psychoanalytic insights support, enrich, and further nuance more customary methods of biblical study. --The Bible Today(1984)I'm venturing a course this fall under the banner of 'Freud, James, Jung as Pastoral Theologians,' in which all the reading will be in primary sources from one of the big three, except for your gem,Jung and the Bible. I just don't know any better way for people to come to know Jung intimately. It is such a lucid and penetrating account; it makes Jung accessible without losing any of his power. In fact it shows him powerfully at work . . . --Personal letter from Dr. James Dittes, Professor of Psychology of Religion, Yale University (1984)What a shame that I'm the first to write a review for this excellent 1983 book . . . . I suppose that had I still been teaching I would have selected Rollins' book as a text, given its focus on the Bible, but I don't think there would have been a better one. Next to Fordham's old book, this is the clearest exposition of Jung's positions that I've seen . . . --Amazon.com review by Mona Gustafson Affinito, PhD (2013)--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.