In this conversation Dr. Richard Boothby discusses his latest book, Embracing the Void, which forwards the theory that the unknown is central to a psychoanalytic theory of religion. Throughout the conversation we discuss the relationship between psychoanalysis and religion, interpretations of the paradoxes of the Oedipus complex, the centrality of Das Ding, and the way he challenges both Freud's negation of religion and Lacan's refusal to theorise religion on a universal level. Ultimately, Dr. Boothby's analysis of religion and the unknown is used to develop ideas around the historicity of Greek polytheism, Judaism and Christianity. Finally, we also discuss his future research directions related to Das Ding and an unknowing God.