The Forgotten Language of Nontheistic Mysticism: Religious Factors in Erich Fromm’s Humanism
Religions April 25, 2024 Ronen Pinkas 2 citations
In You Shall Be as Gods, Erich Fromm (1900–1980) defines his position as nontheistic mysticism. This research clarifies the term, considers its importance within Fromm’s humanism, and explores its potential origins. The nontheistic mystical position plays a central role in Fromm’s understanding of the relationship between mysticism and organized religion, religion and religiosity, and it...