Psychoanalysis and Religious Mysticism

2015 Reprint of 1959 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this pamphlet, McClelland, best known for his scientific work on the achievement motive, tackles the tricky issue of the relationship between psychoanalysis and mysticism. McClelland argues that the religious roots of psychoanalysis and its novel ways of interpreting human relationships have profound meaning for Christian churches.