With the necessary demise and death of antique cosmologies and traditional religious paradigms dependent on external deities and devils, the modern religious challenge involves two simultaneous sacred endeavors: to eulogize, bury, and grieve the theistic and monotheistic god-images and the religions dependent on them; and, secondly, to bring fresh imagination to the meanings of god and religion, which will satisfy both the modern mind and ancient soul. Drawing on the insights of Jungian or analytical psychology, Dr. Wright offers depth psychological analysis of our contemporary religious and political dilemmas, as well as invites readers to be midwives for the emerging religious myth that many believe to be on our collective horizon -- a myth that will be more inclusive, intellectually and scientifically honest, and soul satisfying. The invitation is made urgent by his psychological conclusion: As long as our deities and devils are perceived to be beyond the physical domain and outside the human psyche, our species will continue to do great harm to each other and to our global nest. Combining personal testament and psychological commentary, the author explores heretofore taboo topics and reframes many traditional theological and Christological dogmas, making them more relevant to religious and non-religious alike. is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Flat Rock, North Carolina, and a training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. An experienced conference and retreat leader, he has led pilgrimages to sacred sites in Iona, Scotland, Ireland, Peru, and India. continues his primary interest in bringing the insights of Jungian or analytical psychology to experiences deemed religious or spiritual. This interest inspired Dr. Wright's doctoral dissertation , and his Jungian thesis, : Chapter 1: FROM THE BACK PORCH OF THE CHURCH Chapter 2: BEYOND THE BACK PORCH OF THE CHURCH Chapter 3: MONOTHEISTIC MADNESS Chapter 4: REIMAGINING GOD AND RELIGION Chapter 5: PROJECTION AND REVELATION Chapter 6: REIMAGINING JESUS AND CHRIST (1) Chapter 7: REIMAGINING JESUS AND CHRIST (2) Chapter 8: THIN PLACES AND THIN TIMES Chapter 9: DREAMS: STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Chapter 10: THE UNIVERSE AS MIRROR AND ICON - , Ph. D., Jungian Analyst and author of fifteen books, most recently