The Question of God

A good premise, but a flawed execution. Worth reading if you have an interest in one of the men, but I wouldn't hold this up as a prime example of scholarship... Nicholi never quite gets into his groove when he discusses these two men. Sometimes he switches back and forth between them with each parag......more

I'm a bit conflicted about how I feel about this book. It was for sure worth the read; I learned a lot, and I went through different emotions as I read it and thought both about the material in the book and how the ideas fit into my life. The book is flawed, in my opinion, but could of the bias it t......more

Armand Nicholi, Jr is a psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School. He is an expert in Freud studies and has done extensive research both on Freud's psychoanalytic method and his life (including regular meetings with Freud's students and even his children). For years Nicholi taught a class......more

Second time through this book. Synopsis is simple: a comparison of the lives as philosophies of Freud and CS Lewis. Each chapter focuses on a different topic: meaning, sex, love, death, etc. It’s clear, enlightening, and just overall a superb book. The only potential pitfall is that it’s probably a......more

Always a touchy question, there were probably never two more notably opinionated scholars to debate it. Overall, the author uses his research into their letters, lives and published writings to try to formulate a debate on the main topics of love, sex, death, pain and how to live life from a materia......more