Psychoanalysis and Religion

An exploration of what religion and spirituality mean to us as humans by the New York Times–bestselling author and social psychologist.

"A daring book to have cast into the midst of the world's excitements, for it will itself breed new excitements. . . . It is not a book to be missed by those interested in man's spiritual growth." —New York Times

In 1950, Erich Fromm attempted to free religion from its social function and to develop a new understanding of religious phenomena. Rather than anal...