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Although the title of this essay suggests a comparison of psychoanalysis and Calvinism, I have chosen to compare primarily the two leaders of these movements. On many points they shared similar beliefs. Certain of these areas have been highlighted and discussed briefly: ascetic tendencies, work, religion, concepts of God and of man, actions as symptoms, and predestination and determinism.
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Knight, J.A. Calvinism and psychoanalysis: A comparative study. Pastoral Psychol 14, 10–17 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01769754
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