Humanism And The Atonement Of Man On Research Of Fromm's Humanistic Religion

Fromm has been called one of the most influential and popular psychoanalysts in America. Fromm's writings make his name a prominent one in any serious discussion of modern social problems. The increasing number of dissertations on Fromm is testimony to the ongoing scientific discussion of his thought and discoveries. Their authors come from the most varied scientific disciplines and are interested in determining the relevance of Fromm's insights to their field of specializations. The breadth of this interest in Fromm reflects the breadth of his writings and his thought.As one surveys Fromm's literary output, one is struck by the variety and breadth of his interests and research. The sociologically-oriented dissertation he wrote as a twenty-two-year-old doctoral candidate examines the ?correlation between social structure and the (religious) idea entrusted to its charge"23 among the Jews of the Diaspora.A number of shorter essays written between 1926 and 1930 reveal Fromm as an orthodox Freudian. The treatise"The development of the Dogma of Christ. A psychoanalytical study on the sociopsychological function of religion", written in 1930, demonstrates his interest in the relevance of religion and the religious idea for social and cultural reality.