The Jesus Myth
A Psychologist's Viewpoint
Published on 25. March 2022
80 pages
978-1-78904-849-0 (ISBN)
Description
A look at the nature of myth as a carrier of deep truth and that we all have our own internal myths about ourselves and life. Exploring what was and is meant by the term Messiah, both in the 1st century and now. "Here is a book bursting with common sense and inspiration, written by someone who has known life in all its rich complexity... It's a book that has to be read by all those who dare to ask for more" Revd Dr Terry Biddington FRSA, Dean of Spiritual Life, Winchester University.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Collective Ink
File size
0,49 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78904-849-0 (9781789048490)
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03/2022
Top Hat Books
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Person
Chris Scott is a retired priest and psychologist/psychotherapist living in Winchester and an honorary chaplain to Winchester University. He worked in parish and chaplaincy work, and also as an organisational consultant and trainer in the NHS. His main area of interest is in human growth and development, and those areas where religion and psychology interact and complement one another.
Content
- Intro
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Myth
- Chapter 2 The Messiah Myth
- Chapter 3 The Christ Myth
- Chapter 4 Virgin Birth
- Chapter 5 Miracles
- Chapter 6 Resurrection
- Chapter 7 Christ as Archetype
- Chapter 8 God
- Chapter 9 The Twenty-First-Century Christian
- Conclusion
