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.

In 1950, Erich Fromm attempted to free religion from its social function and to develop a new understanding of religious phenomena. Rather than analyzing what people believe in—whether they’re monotheistic, polytheistic, or atheistic—Fromm presents an idea of wha...