Is Jung's View of God a 'Non-Realist' one?

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In Jung's Analysis Psychology the relationship between psychology and theology is explored in a considerable more positive light then Freud's previous reductionist work. This essay will outline Jung's main ideas, demonstrate that at first glance these resemble a 'non-realist' theology, highlight the limitations of this view showing that there is a distinction between the claims of psychological reality of Jung's model and the conditions required for a theological reality, and finally compare this with the …

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…the BBC, when asked if he believed in God, Jung answered after a sizeable pause: <Tab/>I do not believe. I know. Bibligography Cupitt Taking Leave of God, (SCM) 1974. Heisig Imago Dei (Associated Press) 1979. Hyde Jung (Icon) 1999. Jung The Collected Works Volume 11 (Routledge) 1977. Palmer Freud and Jung on Religion (Routledge) 1997. Platania Jung for Beginners (R & W) 1997. The Concise Routledge Encyclodepia of Religion (Routledge) 2000. White God and the Unconscious (Harvill) 1953.