ABSTRACT
In the middle of the previous century C.G. Jung interpreted a change in the valuation of a figure in Christian religion as an important indication of a change in the values of the culture at large, regarding the Church as an important factor in expressing as well as shaping the attitudes of the collective. In this chapter I am applying the same interpretative concept to a more current issue that involves a complete reversal of the view hitherto held for the last two millennia about what is possibly the most despised figure of Christianity. I am concerned with the role of shadow-projection and power in both personal as well as collective relationships. Touching on the role of forgiveness in the process of reconciliation, my considerations also include the religious realm, thus linking politics with spirituality in a way that they each dialectically may enliven the other.
