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Book SynopsisPersonal reflections on faith and psychoanalysis from a leading British psychoanalyst. What is it that lies beyond our knowing, beyond our imagination and beyond our understanding: beyond the reach of either science or philosophy? Might there be some unimaginable energy, some incomprehensible wisdom and purpose, that will forever remain beyond our comprehending?
Patrick Casement explores the questions that arise repeatedly in the minds of all those who have faith, or an interest in faith. Some of the pieces in this collection are from the early part of his life, before he became interested in psychoanalysis, when as a young man he considered ordination. These are followed by reflections from later life, looking at his life's journey and how faith and psychoanalysis have been entwined throughout.
This collection is offered to the reader in the hope that some of it might resonate in the minds of others who have been asking similar questions about life, and why are we here.
Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COMMENDATION
FOREWORD FOR CREDO?
by David M. Black
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
Objections to Christian religion
CHAPTER TWO
The cup of Baptism
CHAPTER THREE
The essence of Christianity
CHAPTER FOUR
A false security?
CHAPTER FIVE
In whose image?
CHAPTER SIX
The unknown beyond the known
CHAPTER SEVEN
Certainty and non-certainty
CHAPTER EIGHT
Ikons—ancient and modern: looking towards the unknown
CHAPTER NINE
De Profundis
CHAPTER TEN
What is truth?
EPILOGUE
REFERENCES
INDEX
