The Unconscious God: Psychotherapy and Theology

Cover of the 1949 German edition
Author	Viktor E. Frankl
Original title	Der Unbewußte Gott
Language	German
Subject	Logotherapy
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	1943[citation needed]
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	161
ISBN	978-0671220990
Preceded by	The Doctor and the Soul

The Unconscious God (German: Der Unbewußte Gott) is a book by Viktor E. Frankl, the Viennese psychiatrist and founder of Logotherapy. The book was the subject of his dissertation for a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1948.^[1]

The Unconscious God is an examination of the relation of psychology and religion.

The term "the unconscious God" refers to a "hidden relationship with the hidden God".^[2]

In his work, Frankl advocates for the use of the Socratic dialogue or "self-discovery discourse" to be used with clients to get in touch with their "Noetic" (or spiritual) unconscious.^[3]

Human religiousness is a deeply individual decision, and aligns with the process of discovering meaning in even the most difficult of situations.

In comparing Protestant ministers and parishioners, Frankl contends that a mature involvement with a religious group increases the sense of purpose in life.^[4]

Frankl's book was originally published as Der Unbewußte Gott^[5] by Ehrlich Schmidt in 1943;^{[citation needed]} the English language version was published by Simon & Schuster in 1975 under the title The Unconscious God: Psychotherapy and Theology.

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