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Journal of the American Academy of Religion 2005 73(3):759-780; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfi078
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Abraham’s Gift: A Psychoanalytic Christology

Vincent W. Wynne

Independent scholar living in Murfreesboro, TN 37130

This article draws from psychoanalytic theory for the sake of theological construction—particularly christological construction. Interdisciplinary in scope, I link Sigmund Freud’s theory of narcissism with Jacques Derrida’s understanding of "gift" for the purpose of constructing a psychoanalytically informed theology of the cross. I point to rabbinical midrash—a source that fills in the gaps left open by the Hebrew Bible—as additional evidence in support of my claim regarding the biblical deity’s narcissism.


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