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person1980s–present

David Schoen

Disciplines:
christianity
religion/judaism
jungian psychology
culture

Summary

American Jungian analyst who has written on the intersection of Jungian psychology with religious traditions — particularly Christianity and Judaism — exploring how depth psychology illuminates and is illuminated by religious experience.

Core Contribution

Applies Jungian analysis to the lived experience of religious faith — showing how the God image develops psychologically and how religious experience relates to the individuation process — contributing to the dialogue between analytical psychology and theological reflection.

Notable Works & Achievements

Divine Tempest

The War of the Gods in Addiction

Historical Influences

C.G. Jung Christian and Jewish tradition

Intellectual Lineage

USA

Contemporaries & Peers

Murray Stein Rosen

Minds Influenced

Jungian religious psychologyJungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

Divine Tempest

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