The Wisdom of the Psyche

This book promotes a strong argument for a 'feminine' approach to religious discovery: to struggle in the ambiguous gap between the wisdom of the psyche and the wisdom of Scripture, between our interior experience of God and the exterior reality of God. 'The Wisdom of the Psyche' urges clergy to help parishioners bring forth their unconscious feelings and images to join their conscious thoughts. In this way, the church allows its members the space to present themselves fully to God and to be fully present to the human need around them.

Ann Belford Ulanov is Professor of Psychology and Religion at Union Theological Seminary, and a faculty member at the C. G. Jung Institute in New York.