Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis

Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis

i. Christian Mythology

Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis

Robert M. Ellis [+-]
Middle Way Society
Robert M. Ellis is author of a range of interdisciplinary books on Middle Way Philosophy, both within and beyond Buddhism. These have included The Buddha’s Middle Way: Experiential Judgement in His Life and Teaching (Equinox Publishing, 2019) and Archetypes in Religion and Beyond: A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration (Equinox Publishing, 2022). He is also founder of the Middle Way Society and of Tirylan House Retreat Centre in Wales.

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Christian heroes (saints and prophets), Mary and Satan can all help Christians to develop the other functional archetypes into the God archetype. However, all of these functions are also undermined by literalism: for instance through martyrdom, sexual repression and fear of hell.

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Ellis, Robert. i. Christian Mythology. Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 235-241 Feb 2022. ISBN 9781800500778. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=43692. Date accessed: 06 Oct 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.43692. Feb 2022

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