Beyond Yahweh and Jesus

The first in-depth psychoanalytic study of the Old and New Testaments, Beyond Yahweh and Jesus centers on God''s role in enabling humans to cope with death and the anxieties it evokes. Yahweh is seen as tending to increase rather than diminish these death anxieties, while Christ offers near-perfect solutions to each type. Why, then, asks Dr. Langs, has Christ failed to bring peace to the world? ...