Theology, Psychoanalysis and Trauma (Veritas) [Hardcover]

Marcus Pound (Author), Conor Cunningham (Editor), Peter M Candler (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Veritas | Publication Date: September 30, 2007

'Marcus Pound s first book is the most important sustained reflection on the relation of theology and psychoanalysis to date. His approach is admirably focused, since it compares the ideas of the theological founder of the complex motivational psychology- Søren Kierkegaard with those of the most sophisticated secular psychoanalytical theorists- Jacques Lacan. In doing so Pound offers, in a short compass, both a psychological deepening of theological orthodoxy and a theological critique of psychoanalysis as such. Future engagement with this area must begin with this lucid, subtle and brilliant treatise.' John Milbank

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Marcus Pound is a lecturer at the University of Bristol. He has published numerous articles across the Heythrop Journal, Reviews in Theology and Religion and the Transcendent Philosophy Journal.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: SCM Press (September 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 033404152X
• ISBN-13: 978-0334041528
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,567,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"The subtitle of Pound's book could have been `Lacan with Kierkegaard'. It stages an extraordinary dialogue between the two thinkers, demonstrating the Kierkegaardian resonances of the key Lacanian concepts. From now on, we know that the Freudian notion of the `trauma', its sexual reference not withstanding, belongs to the divine. The book is a true event: after reading it, neither Kierkegaard nor Lacan will remain the same in our theoretical imaginary. You can ignore this book... if you want to remain a happy idiot." - Slavoj Zizek

"Marcus Pound's first book is the most important sustained reflection on the relation of Theology and Psychoanalysis to date. His approach is admirably focused, since it compares the ideas of the theological founder of complex motivational psychology - Søren Kierkegaard - with those of the most sophisticated secular psychoanalytical theorist - Jacques Lacan. In doing so Pound offers, in a short compass, both a psychological deepening of theological orthodoxy and a theological critique of psychoanalysis as such. Future engagement with this area must begin with this lucid, subtle, and brilliant treaties." - John Milbank

"The vitality of Christian theology today, its creativity, its imaginative and scholarly engagement, are nowhere more evident than in this book. Pound's presentation of an interface between psychology and doctrine is as bold as it is original. Kierkegaard meets Lacan, trauma is related to liturgy and therapy to sacramentalism - all under the aegis of Aquinas! This is contemporary theology at its best - exploring new terrains and forging distinctive relations between onetime strangers." - Graham Ward