Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development

This work opens a careful inquiry into how religious ideas grow, change, and sometimes slip into unhealthy patterns. By treating faith as a facet of the mind, the author brings the tools of psychology and pathology to questions that have long been left to theology alone. The first part sketches a “physiology of religion,” showing how normal belief can merge with abnormal excess in ways that mirror other mental processes.

The author also warns that such analysis inevitably provokes resistance from traditional authorities, yet argues that science cannot remain silent when religion shapes so much of human life. The book offers a concise map of a largely uncharted territory, inviting scholars to expand on its outline and explore the hidden forces that underlie sacred experience. It is a thought‑provoking guide for anyone curious about the intersection of mind, culture, and belief.