02824    a2200409   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001600136072001600152072001600168072001500184072001400199072001400213072001400227072001400241072001300255072001200268072002100280072002100301072002100322072002100343072002100364072002100385072002100406072001800427100002000445245007500465250000600540260003200546300001000578520181100588999001502399131764966420250317111612.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781317649663  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 49.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJMAF2thema7 aMKMT2thema7 aQRAB2thema7 aJMC2thema7 aQD2thema7 aJMAF2bic7 aMMJT2bic7 aHRAB2bic7 aJMC2bic7 aHP2bic7 aPHI0220002bisac7 aPSY0260002bisac7 aPSY0280002bisac7 aPSY0360002bisac7 aPSY0390002bisac7 aREL0000002bisac7 aREL0700002bisac7 a200.192bisac1 aDianna T. Kenny10aGod, Freud and ReligionbThe origins of faith, fear and fundamentalism  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20150305  a234 p  bChoice Essential Read 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. Dianna Kenny is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of over 200 publications, including six books.  c5030d5030