GOD, FREUD AND RELIGION: THE ORIGINS OF FAITH, FEAR AND FUNDAMEN torrent

Author: Dianna T. Kenny
Edition: 1 edition
Publication Date: March 27, 2015
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN-10: 1138791334
ISBN-13: 978-1138791336
Pages: 234 pages
Format: pdf
Size: 6.6M

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Did God create man or did man create God? In this book, Dianna Kenny examines religious belief through a variety of perspectives – psychoanalytic, cognitive, neuropsychological, sociological, historical and psychiatric – to provide a coherent account of why people might believe in God. She argues that psychoanalytic theory provides a fertile and creative approach to the study of religion that attempts to integrate religious belief with our innate human nature and developmental histories that have unfolded in the context of our socialization and cultural experiences. Freud argued that religion is so compelling because it solves the problems of our existence. It explains the origin of the universe, offers solace and protection from evil, and provides a blueprint about how we should live our lives, with just rewards for the righteous and due punishments for sinners and transgressors. Science, on the other hand, offers no such explanations about the universe or the meaning of our lives and no comfort for the unanswered longings of the human race.

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