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Acting Out and Sin

Psychoanalytic and Theological Perspectives

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Authors:
  1. Henry Kellerman

    1. Institute of the Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society, NYC, USA

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  • Blends psychoanalytic, theological, and philosophical thought
  • Provides insights for clinical work
  • Extends theories of psychology and religion

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology (BRIEFSPSYCHOL)

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Repentance

    • Henry Kellerman
    Pages 1-19

  3. Acting Out

    • Henry Kellerman
    Pages 21-36

  4. Sin

    • Henry Kellerman
    Pages 37-61

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 63-76
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About this book

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. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of the Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society, NYC, USA

    Henry Kellerman

About the author

Dr. Henry Kellerman is a psychologist/psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is the author of many books exploring basic concepts of psychoanalysis and how they relate to other areas of psychology and to the sciences generally.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Acting Out and Sin

  • Book Subtitle: Psychoanalytic and Theological Perspectives

  • Authors: Henry Kellerman

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13037-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13036-6Published: 06 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-13037-3Published: 04 October 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2192-8363

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-8371

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 76

  • Topics: Psychoanalysis, Philosophy of Religion

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