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    ACRITIQUE OF THE THEOLOGICAL USE OF WINNICOTTIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS by Naomi Esther Gold ‘A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Theology of Regis College ‘and the Department of Theology of the Toronto School of Theology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Theology awarded by the University of St. Michae!’s College: Toronto, 2004 @Naomi Esther Gold Library and Archives Canada Published Heritage Branch 395 Wellington Street Ottawa ON K1A ONG Canada Canada NOTICE: The author has granted a non- exclusive license allowing Library and Archives Canada to reproduce, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, communicate to the public by telecommunication or on the Internet, loan, distribute and sell theses worldwide, for commercial or non- commercial purposes, in microform, paper, electronic and/or any other formats. The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Direction du Patrimoine de Iédition Bibliothéque et Archives Canada 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON K1A ON4 Your fle Votre référence ISBN: 0-612-97503-7 Ourfle Notre référence ISBN: 0-612-97503-7 AVIS: Liauteur a accordé une licence non exclusive permettant a la Bibliothéque et Archives Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public par télécommunication ou par l'internet, préter, distribuer et vendre des théses partout dans le monde, a des fins commerciales ou autres, sur support microforme, papier, électronique et/ou autres formats Lauteur conserve la propriété du droit d'auteur et des droits moraux qui protege cette these. Nila thése ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci ne doivent étre imprimés ou autrement reproduits sans son autorisation. In compliance with the Canadian Privacy Act some supporting forms may have been removed from this thesis. While these forms may be included in the document page count, their removal does not represent any loss of content from the thesis. Canada Conformément a la loi canadienne sur la protection de la vie privée, quelques formulaires secondaires ont été enlevés de cette thése. Bien que ces formulaires aient inclus dans la pagination, il n'y aura aucun contenu manquant. Abstract A CRITIQUE OF THE THEOLOGICAL USE OF WINNICOTTIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS. Naomi Esther Gold, Ph.D. 2004 Department of Theology, Regis College Degree Awarded by the University of St. Michael's College ‘Among both religious and non-religious writers, there has been significant development in psychoanalytic perspectives on religion since Freud's writings on the subject, and a substantial and varied body of literature exists treating psychoanalytic perspectives on religious belief. Within Christian theological circles, many theologically committed writers have formed coneiliatory responses to psychoanalytic ideas, and the ideas of depth psychology have become a regular part of theological discourse, especially in light ofthe “turn to the subject” or the “turn to experience” in theology. This dissertation addresses what can be regarded as a paradoxical conflation of psychoanalytic and theological methodologies, focusing specifically on the appropriation by a number of theologically committed writers of the English object-relations practitioner D.W. Winnicott. Winnicott's elaboration of “transitional” objects and “transitional” phenomena is regarded by these writers as offering a promising theoretical system for elaborating the origins of religious belief. His analysis of culture, of which religion is a component, does not pathologize religion, but treats it as one of many potentially enriching and life-enhancing cultural products. His work has been especially welcome among theologically committed writers seeking a psychoanalytic model that, unlike the writings of Freud, makes provision for healthy forms of religion. These writers go beyond @ merely descriptive or religious phenomenological undertaking, however, and seek to ground specific religious perspectives in Winnicott’s theories of subjectivity and the origins of ‘culture. This juxtaposition, | argue, attempts to unite two essentially dissimilar disciplines, and does a disservice to both Winnicott's elaboration of object relations, and to theological work. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are many individuals whom | wish to acknowledge and thank for their assistance, support, and encouragement in completing this dissertation. An interdisciplinary dissertation such as this one requires a director and committee with a more than ordinary range of academic qualifications. | would lke to thank my director, Dr. Marsha Hewitt, ‘whose knowledge of both theological and psychoanalytic literature brings together this range of qualifications, and whose observations, comments, direction, and support were invaluable for the project. The members of my committee also brought to the material a much-valued breadth of expertise, as well as perceptive and critical comments that will help to enhance future work. My sincere thanks go to them: Dr. Naomi Goldenberg, Dr. James DiCenso, Rev. Dr. Joseph Schner, and Dr. Donald Wiebe. | would also like to thank the Regis College community for its ongoing support. The staff and faculty ‘of Regis College all work to create a welcoming, responsive, and encouraging environment. | have

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