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God, sexuality & the psyche. CS Lewis and Sigmund Freud tabletalk. Thoughts on Freud’s Last Session

12 June 2024. From the archive of Mark's older writing; new posts are on Substack.

An audio version of this discussion is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds.

The new movie Freud’s Last Session is well worth a watch, particularly if either man is of interest. The issues you might expect are aired between them, not least belief in God. But also the more shadowy sides to their lives – Lewis’s relationship with Janie Moore, Freud’s with his daughter Anna.

I enjoyed it, though also wondered if they might have discussed other things and found common ground.

There’s more about the film here – https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/freudslastsession