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Both psychoanalysis and religion address, in distinct ways, questions about “ultimate concerns”: love, desire, identity, purpose, meaning, and how our humanity develops and finds expression in relation to self, others, and what is beyond us. And yet, the relationship between psychoanalysis and religion has long been characterized by mutual criticism, misunderstanding, and/or total disregard. The …

>With the advent of the "decolonial turn" in psychoanalytic starting in the 90s, rigorous and rancorous debate has ensued on the role of the "social" in clinical practice. However, contemporary theorizing from a decolonial point of view regarding psychoanalytic technique has reached an impasse. While theorizing on the role of culture, race, gender, sexuality, and class …