Art’s presentation is entitled, “Depth Psychology Aspects of the Christian Myth”
Art’s talk will think outside the box of traditional methods of biblical criticism to examine pivotal biblical stories as myth, particularly from the perspective of depth psychology. He will emphasize the Garden of Eden story, the accounts of the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and the Gnostic Christian myth. Understanding these stories from such a perspective gives us a deeper appreciation of them, which we can then use to enhance our spiritual lives – regardless of whether we are Christians – because that’s what myths can do.
About Art:
Arthur George is a mythologist, cultural historian, blogger, and winemaker; formerly he was an international lawyer. He has written the award-winning The Mythology of Eden (2014) about the mythology of the biblical Eden story, and before that the leading and award-winning history of St. Petersburg, Russia, entitled St. Petersburg: the First Three Centuries. He has a mythology blog, frequently speaks at scholarly conferences, institutes, JCF Roundtables, and other audiences on mythological topics, and authors articles on the same. He is currently finishing a book about the mythology underlying our seasonal holidays, and has commenced another about the mythology of wine.
You can find Art’s blog and connect with him at www.mythologymatters.wordpress.com.