1st Edition

Christianity and Fear A Study in History and in the Psychology and Hygiene of Religion

By Oscar Pfister Copyright 1948
592 Pages
by Routledge

592 Pages
by Routledge

592 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1948, Christianity and Fear explores the nature and history of Christian love in relation to the problem of fear. Based on methods of depth psychology and mental hygiene, the book argues for the necessity of a general concentration of the Christian religion and way of life upon the unity of love through faith and faith through love. It presents the struggle between... Read more
Part One: The Theory of Fear; Part One A: Fear in Neurotic and in Normal Individuals; Part One B: Fear as a Problem of Collective Psychology; Part Two: Historical; The Solution and Formation of Fear in the History of Judaeo-Christian Religion; Part Three: The Hygiene of Religion; The Fundamental Solution of the Problem of Fear through Christianity

Biography

Oskar Pfister