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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> | ||
| − | 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 professional education community has resulted in the removal of conservative | + | 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 professional education community has resulted in the removal of conservative religious, family, and economic views from children's textbooks<ref> ''Library Journal'', Patricia Smith Butcher, 1987 </ref>. |
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Revision as of 12:18, December 18, 2008
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 fromStanford University in 1962. An atheist until he was in his late 30s, he is now a practicing Roman Catholic.[1] His focus is on the connection between Christianity and Psychology.[2] He is a member of the fellowship of Catholic Scholars, but also has strong contact to Evangelical Protestant organizations and deeply religious Jews.[3]
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.[4] In Censorship: Evidence of bias in our children's textbooks (1986) Vitz shows how "a widespread secular and liberal mindset" within the professional education community has resulted in the removal of conservative religious, family, and economic views from children's textbooks[5].
Works
- Psychology As Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship (Wm. B. Eerdmans 1977, 1994 2nd Ed.)
- Modern Art and Modern Science: The Parallel Analysis of Vision, authored with Arnold B. Glimcher (Praeger, 1984)
- Sigmund Freud's Christian Unconscious, Paul C. Vitz (Guilford Press, 1988)
- Censorship: Evidence of Bias in Our Children's Textbooks (Servant Books, 1986)
- Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism (Spence Publishing Company, 1999)
- The Self: Beyond the Postmodern Crisis, edited with Susan M. Felch (ISI Books, 2006)
External Links
References
- ↑ http://www.boundless.org/2000/departments/isms/a0000223.html
- ↑ http://www.psych.nyu.edu/vitz/
- ↑ http://www.paulvitz.com/Bio.html
- ↑ http://www.articlecity.com/articles/religion/article_323.shtml
- ↑ Library Journal, Patricia Smith Butcher, 1987