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The religion of psychoanalysis

The religion of psychoanalysis Barry G. Wood If there are any readers who are hoping for a polemic, either for or against religion or for or against psychoanalysis, I am pleased to say that I hope to disappoint you. I am happy to be both an ordained Episcopalian priest and a newly certified psychoanalyst and member of the Association for the Ad- vancement of Psychoanalysis. I believe that the traditions called Judaeo- Christian have much to offer psychoanalysis, and I also believe that the theories of health and neurosis that have been developed by Karen Horney and the members of this group equip an inquiring person to examine both the areas of the psychoanalysis of religion and the religion of psychoanalysis. Excellent papers have been written by members of our group on the subject of the psychoanalysis of religion. Rubins, 12 Apolito, 3 Lussheime# and Vol- Imerhausen s have concentrated their concerns upon the application of psychoanalytic theory and technique to the furtherance of our understanding of the varieties of religion and religious belief. I can find no writings by members of our group on the subject of the religion of psychoanalysis, but, as I shall attempt to prove, I believe that this http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

The religion of psychoanalysis

Wood, Barry G.
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 40 (1): 10 – Mar 1, 1980
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Springer Journals
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1980 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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Barry G. Wood If there are any readers who are hoping for a polemic, either for or against religion or for or against psychoanalysis, I am pleased to say that I hope to disappoint you. I am happy to be both an ordained Episcopalian priest and a newly certified psychoanalyst and member of the Association for the Ad- vancement of Psychoanalysis. I believe that the traditions called Judaeo- Christian have much to offer psychoanalysis, and I also believe that the theories of health and neurosis that have been developed by Karen Horney and the members of this group equip an inquiring person to examine both the areas of the psychoanalysis of religion and the religion of psychoanalysis. Excellent papers have been written by members of our group on the subject of the psychoanalysis of religion. Rubins, 12 Apolito, 3 Lussheime# and Vol- Imerhausen s have concentrated their concerns upon the application of psychoanalytic theory and technique to the furtherance of our understanding of the varieties of religion and religious belief. I can find no writings by members of our group on the subject of the religion of psychoanalysis, but, as I shall attempt to prove, I believe that this

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Published: Mar 1, 1980

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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