What: Free public lecture on the psychology of apocalyptic thinking and religious violence
When: May 23rd, 2017, 7pm-9pm
Where: Epiphany Chapel, 6030 Chancellor Blvd (UBC)
The Vancouver School of Theology’s Inter-Religious Studies program will host a conference called Visions of the End Times. The conference begins with a free public lecture by keynote speaker Dr. Lionel Corbett on the psychology of apocalyptic thinking and religious violence. Dr Corbett will integrate his work on psychology of religion and psychology of evil with reflections on current events.
ASL interpretation will be provided by student volunteer interpreters from Douglas College.
Dr Lionel Corbett, psychiatrist and professor of depth psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, will integrate his work on psychology of religion and psychology of evil with reflections on current events.
Dr. Lionel Corbett trained in medicine and psychiatry in England and as a Jungian Analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. He is a professor of depth psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. His primary interests are: the religious function of the psyche, especially the way in which personal religious experience is relevant to individual psychology; the development of psychotherapy as a spiritual practice; and the interface of Jungian psychology and contemporary psychoanalytic thought. He is the author of numerous professional papers and four books.
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Please email any additional questions or requests to interreligiousstudies@vst.edu
