Rollo May Quotes


We define religion as the assumption that life has meaning. Religion, or lack of it, is shown not in some intellectual or verbal formulations but in one's total orientation to life. Religion is whatever the individual takes to be his ultimate concern. One's religious attitude is to be found at that point where he has a conviction that there are values in human existence worth living and dying for.


Citations

May, Rollo. Man's Search for Himself. W. W. Norton & Company, 1953, p. 200.

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Rollo May
Rollo May
  • Born: April 21, 1909
  • Died: October 22, 1994
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist, Author

Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work.