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In this monograph, Freud describes the psychological mechanisms at work within mass movements. According to Freud, the individual in a mass movement acquires a sense of infinite power to act on impulses that would otherwise have been restrained in the individual. This is accompanied by a loss of conscious personality so that the mass is controlled almost exclusively by the unconscious.

An important notion that Søren Kierkegaard explored is Øieblikket, translated as "the moment" or "the blink of an eye". It consists of an actual experience in the individual’s life, yet it cannot be understood as a mere link in the chain of successive moments. 

Kierkegaard discusses Genesis 22:1-18, the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac. He notes that Abraham was all willing to sacrifice his son in the name of god, without tears or complaint; he simply obeyed. He argues that faith requires passion - something that Abraham clearly had and that you must experience it yourself or you could never truly understand. 

Søren Kierkegaard is one of the most prominent theological prose writers of the 19th century. In this collection, L.M. Hollander offers access into the unique insights of the Danish philosopher and theologian. Kierkegaard writes with authority of the self, the ethical life, and the role of the church.

The Praise of Folly is a hilarious satirical essay on various superstitions and irrational beliefs held by European society and the Roman Catholic Church at the time of Desiderius Erasmus. The narrator is Folly and her attendants include Philautia (Self Love), Kolakia (Flattery), Lethe (Forgetfulness), and Anoia (Imbecility). 

The Banquet is a philosophical reflection by Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer Soren Kierkegaard.
 

Either/Or is the first published work of the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. The first section called "Diapsalmata" is a collection of aphorisms, anecdotes, and epigrams on the aesthetic mode of life. It contains some of Kierkegaard's most profound and poetic thoughts.

In this 1921 work, Freud argues that dreams provide insight into the unconscious mind. In his view, dreams are attempts by the unconscious to resolve conflicts. He calls the most significant component of dreams the "dream-work" which is rooted in unconscious desires that manifest in conscious behavior. 

Freud considers different scientific views on dream interpretation, which he finds flawed. He then provides his own view by describing three main types of dreams: direct prophecies, the foretelling of a future event, and the symbolic dream.

Originally published in 1899 by prolific South African author, teacher, and pastor Andrew Murray, The School of Obedience studies obedience through Christianity and the Bible. Murray uses the Bible’s teachings, as well as the characters and scenarios of the Bible, to better understand the history, the inner workings, and the ethical and theological implications of obedience.

Al Mustafa is a young prophet preparing to depart from the city of Orphalese after a lengthy stay. The citizens beseech him to stay to no avail. Then they ask him to share his wisdom once more. He assents and speaks to them of love, marriage, children, work, joy, sorrow, freedom, teaching, friendship, beauty, and much more, promising to return one day. 

South African writer, teacher, and pastor Andrew Murray spent his life trying to better understand the Christian faith and was author of roughly 250 texts, each one an insightful and in depth study of the bible and Christianity as a whole. In The Power of the Blood of Jesus, Murray takes a knowledgeable, detailed, and pious look at the significance of the blood of Jesus Christ, both in literal form in the Bible and as a universal symbolic cornerstone of Christianity of all denominations.

This 1920 essay by Sigmund Freud is considered to be one of his most complex writings. "Beyond the Pleasure Principle" marks a major departure in his theoretical approach. Freud had previously attributed most human behaviour to the sexual instinct (Eros or libido). In this essay, he went beyond the pleasure principle by adding the death drive (thanatos) as another instigator of human behavior.

"The Necessity of Atheism" is an essay on atheism by the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, printed in 1811 when he was a student at University College, Oxford. He argues that an educated man ought to turn away from superstition and that education is essential because religion is really about power.

Kierkegaard was a fierce critic of the Hegelianism of his time and of what he viewed as the empty formalities of the Danish church. He denied Hegel’s insistence on logic within the realm of religion by stating that many doctrines of Christianity cannot be explained with rational thought. Kierkegaard insisted that there is truth in faith that facts are inadequate to elucidate. 

In order to bring sanity to your home and have this new life change stay permanent; you must pass the parent to child compatibility test. In each section, you will be presented with the same compatibility questions but each child is different based upon their upbringing. I have found that if the home is not in the sink then neither will the child's life be.

This 1914 work is a polemic against competing theories in psychotherapy, directed at those who opposed his psychoanalysis. Adler and Jung, for example, had previously been followers of Freud but objected to his emphasis on sexual matters. The book is divided into three chapters, through which Freud threads a history of psychoanalysis from his perspective.

This book contains Freud's interpretation of the dreams in Wilhelm Jensen's Gradiva. Freud contends the protagonist's dreams stem from the delusions resulting from returning repressed memories. Freud interpreted Norbert's dreams as anxiety dreams with fearful content that corresponds to a libidinous emotion.

Francis Bourdillon reflects on the gifts sent to us by God. As described in the Psalms, gifts can have altogether different meanings and only the truly faithful will be able to understand its worth. Afflictions, though often seen as a plague, are in his mind to be understood as a veiled gift, with a value that requires a greater depth of belief to comprehend. 

Francis Bourdillon reflects on the term “light affliction” and how, for most of us, some afflictions may not be light at all. He refers to the apostle Paul who described his own afflictions not only as light, but as short as well and invites every true Christian to follow this path. Even though Paul’s trials were many and were neither short nor light, he feels resolved in approaching them as mere trifles since suffering is temporary and divine glory is eternal.