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Individuation and the Scapegoat

First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

The tension between self and group development can be profoundly creative or sorely destructive. Using examples from the Bible, William James, Ursula LeGuin and analytic and consultive practice, this lecture will consider how individuals may participate in unconscious collective scapegoating processes which undermine self development while creating social injustice and pain and suffering in others.