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Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 482: Sigmund Freud and The Making of Our Modern Sexual Identity

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Freud's cocaine use and disdain for patients expose the dark realities behind his psychoanalytic legacy.

In this episode, host Melanie Cogdill interviews Elisa Riddell about Sigmund Freud's influence on modern culture, exploring his theories, personal flaws, and the Christian critique of his work. They discuss how Freudian ideas like the unconscious and sexual identity have shaped societal views, while examining his ethical lapses and the pseudoscientific nature of psychoanalysis.

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Freud, religion, and belief get a careful Christian hearing.

This episode gives Sigmund Freud a careful Christian hearing. It treats his view of religion as immaturity, compulsion, and wishful escape, then slows down to test the logic behind those claims before turning to Christian critique.

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If you want a Christian conversation about Freud, psychoanalysis, and religion, this gives you the frame.

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