Acting Out and Sin: Psychoanalytic and Theological Perspectives (SpringerBriefs in Psychology) (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Henry Kellerman

This brief treatise explores the common threads to psychoanalytic thought and theological theory. It uses a psychoanalytic lens to examine Judeo/Christian concepts of individual will, consciousness and the unconscious, and the apparent confounding idea of sin. What is new is that the definition of sin is revealed as a psychoanalytic translation of acting-out. Focusing on the behavior of acting-out it illuminates ideas that are part of Western cultural tradition providing insights to those interested in the psychology, and its history and philosophy. As such, it is a highly relevant work for psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts, as well as for a comparative study of psychoanalytic and theological intersecting structures.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 1st ed. 2022 edition (October 6, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 91 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3031130367
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3031130366