Jung’s body of work full of discussions on religion. He admits that humans are “by nature religious”. He agrees with Rudolf Otto’s understanding of religious experience as a “careful and scrupulous observation…the “numinous.” that is, a dynamic existence or effect, not caused by an arbitrary act of will.”[1] For Jung, the experience of the… Read More Carl Jung on Religion
Sigmund Freud is widely considered as the father of psychoanalysis. Freud passionately probed the role of religion and its place in the production of culture. His theory of psychoanalysis has had an immense impact on modern Western culture. Acknowledging Freud’s enormous influence, Paul Ricoeur considers him as “one of the great atheists of… Read More Freud on Religion; in the beginning was the murder
In the beginning was the Word’ and the Word was the signifier Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) was born in Paris to Roman Catholic parents. After earning his medical degree, Lacan was trained as a psychoanalyst. His relationship with the Société psychanalytique de Paris turned sour, as a result, he started his own weekly seminars.… Read More Lacan on Religion
