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The hindering and helping power of religion

The difference between the Freudian concept of the superego and the christian concept of conscience distinguishes the religion that hinders from the religion that helps

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  1. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

    Wayne E. Oates (Professor of Pastoral Care)

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This article is part of a chapter fromReligious Factors in Mental Illness by Wayne E. Oates, the current Pastoral Psychology Book Club Selection. Copyright and published 1955 by Association Press, and reprinted by permission.

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Oates, W.E. The hindering and helping power of religion. Pastoral Psychol 6, 43–49 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02006732

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