ABSTRACT
Chapter 10, ‘Conclusion’, draws together the findings regarding the differences between the two brothers and the implications of these differences. They add not only to our understanding of the Wesley brothers but also to an appreciation of the ways in which individual personality factors and psychological defences influence how people relate to their beliefs. They demonstrate that, within the same religious context, each person’s response is complicated and idiosyncratic and that to classify forms of religion as conducive to mature or immature relating is too simplistic to be useful. The merits of employing Kristeva as the main theorist in the book are considered, and her privileging of art and psychoanalysis over religion is considered in the light of the findings.
