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'''Paul Vitz''' is a [[Psychology]] [[professor]] at [[New York University]].  He graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1957 and with a Ph.D in Psychology from[[Stanford University]] in 1962.  An atheist until he was in his late 30s, he is now a practicing Roman Catholic.<ref>http://www.boundless.org/2000/departments/isms/a0000223.html</ref> His focus is on the connection between [[Christianity]] and [[Psychology]].<ref>http://www.psych.nyu.edu/vitz/</ref>  He is a member of the fellowship of [[Catholic]] Scholars, but also has strong contact to Evangelical [[Protestant]] organizations and deeply religious [[Jews]].<ref>http://www.paulvitz.com/Bio.html</ref>
 
'''Paul Vitz''' is a [[Psychology]] [[professor]] at [[New York University]].  He graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1957 and with a Ph.D in Psychology from[[Stanford University]] in 1962.  An atheist until he was in his late 30s, he is now a practicing Roman Catholic.<ref>http://www.boundless.org/2000/departments/isms/a0000223.html</ref> His focus is on the connection between [[Christianity]] and [[Psychology]].<ref>http://www.psych.nyu.edu/vitz/</ref>  He is a member of the fellowship of [[Catholic]] Scholars, but also has strong contact to Evangelical [[Protestant]] organizations and deeply religious [[Jews]].<ref>http://www.paulvitz.com/Bio.html</ref>
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Vitz criticizes [[liberalism]] and believes there is a link between fatherlessness and atheism, as he demonstrates in his book ''Faith of the Fatherless, the Psychology of [[Atheism]]''.  In his book ''Psychology as Religion:  The Cult of Self Worship'' he contends that Psychology, based on current theories and practice, is often times damaging.  By a series of 'blaming' incidents for childhood experiences and 'trauma', people have victimhood placed upon them and therefore become victims.<ref>http://www.articlecity.com/articles/religion/article_323.shtml</ref> In ''Censorship: Evidence of bias in our children's textbooks'' (1986) "a widespread secular and liberal mindset" within the American grade school is blamed for an increasing lack of conservative religion, family, and economic views in textbooks<ref> ''Library Journal'', Patricia Smith Butcher, 1987 </ref>.
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Vitz criticizes [[liberalism]] and believes there is a link between fatherlessness and atheism, as he demonstrates in his book ''Faith of the Fatherless, the Psychology of [[Atheism]]''.  In his book ''Psychology as Religion:  The Cult of Self Worship'' he contends that Psychology, based on current theories and practice, is often times damaging.  By a series of 'blaming' incidents for childhood experiences and 'trauma', people have victimhood placed upon them and therefore become victims.<ref>http://www.articlecity.com/articles/religion/article_323.shtml</ref> In ''Censorship: Evidence of bias in our children's textbooks'' (1986) Vitz shows how "a widespread secular and liberal mindset" within the American grade school has resulted in a removal of conservative religion, family, and economic views from children's textbooks<ref> ''Library Journal'', Patricia Smith Butcher, 1987 </ref>.
    
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