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    The Psychology of Christianity

    From the article, On the Third Day He Rose Again at the blog Experimental Theology.

    Many people are psychologically crippled by a fear of death. And this isn’t necessarily a conscious battle. As Ernest Becker argued in his book The Denial of Death, much of our lives are actively involved in repressing our existential anxieties, usually via our efforts to be “significant” or to “make a difference.” According to Becker, most of our self-esteem projects are simply elaborate death repression mechanisms. We want to be “noticed” by a cosmos that seems largely indifferent to our birth, life and eventual death. So we fight to be noticed by the cosmos. “Hey Cosmos, look at me! I’m smart, talented, unique, special and have achieved a lot in life! For example, look how many hits my blog has!”

    • 11 August 2010
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