God, Freud and religion : the origins of faith, fear and fundamentalism / Dianna T. Kenny.
Kenny, Dianna T.
2015
BF173.F85 K46 2015 (Mapit)
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Title God, Freud and religion : the origins of faith, fear and fundamentalism / Dianna T. Kenny.
Author Kenny, Dianna T.
ISBN 9781138791336 paperback
1138791334 paperback
9781138791329 hardcover
1138791326 hardcover
9781315762890 electronic book
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2015.
Language English
Description viii, 223 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number BF173.F85 K46 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 200.1/9
Summary 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. Is religion a form of wish-fulfilment, a collective delusion to which we cling as we try to fathom our place and purpose in the drama of cosmology? Can there be morality without faith? Are science and religion radically incompatible? What are the roots of fundamentalism and terror theology? These are some of the questions addressed in God, Freud and Religion, a book that will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychologists and psychotherapists, students of psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy and theology and all those with an interest in religion and human behaviour.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-215) and index.
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