Care for the Earth as Archetypal Emergence in the Christian Tradition
Jonathan Erickson
Journal of Jungian Scholarly Studies June 1, 2017 DOI: 10.29173/jjs30s (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that renewed Christian care for the Earth represents an emerging archetypal shift toward an Earth-centered psyche, paralleling Jung's proposal that the Christian psyche would continue evolving toward greater psychic wholeness. |
Abstract
This paper explores the renewed emphasis of care for the Earth in the Christian tradition as an emerging archetypal shift toward Earth-centered psyche. Jung proposed that the Christian psyche would continue to evolve toward greater psychic wholeness. The current trends toward environmental awareness in religious communities offer compelling parallels to Jung’s ideas about the evolution of religious consciousness. “If faith (God) is said to be able to move mountains (Job 9.5; 1 Cor. 13.2), scholars need to explore how belief systems could ‘move’ climates” (Gerten & Bergmann, 2012, p. 13).