Memory and salvation
By: Charles Elliott.
Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Memory -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Salvation -- Psychology.
Description: "Our memories form us. Both as individuals and as groups, our reaction to the world we inhabit is dictated by our conscious and unconscious memories. But if we are enslaved by our memories, how can we say that Christ has set us free?" "All the major psychological theorists of our time have examined the role of memory in the formation of personality, and the author explores the key contributions of Freud, Jung, Melanie Klein and others to this discussion." "He then goes on to suggest that the memories of the destiny of Jesus can be a source of transformation, and that to appropriate the memory of Jesus in the expectation that it liberates us from our enslavement is to offer a new and creative understanding of the Atonement." "This book is a profound work of synthesis, whereby the modern post-Freudian world can engage with the Christian tradition to find a new liberty, both for individuals and for society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-302) and indexes.