Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship
Paul Vitz, Ph.D.
Jun 2025 · PublishDrive · Narrated by Dan Strutzel
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Now available for the first time in audiobook format! Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship, has been hailed by many as a "modern classic" among both secular and Christian thinkers alike. This work is a trenchant analysis of modern psychology -- an enterprise that Paul Vitz maintains has become a religion, a secular cult of self, now part of the problem of modern life rather than part of its resolution. This audiobook, which was created from the second edition of the original 1977 text takes into account much of what has happened in the field of psychology up through its second publication in 1995. Two completely new chapters are also included -- one on education and "values clarification" and the other on New Age religion.
About the author
Paul C. Vitz is Professor of Psychology Emeritus at New York University and recently Senior Scholar Emeritus at Divine Mercy University. His work has focused on integrating Christian theology, especially Catholic anthropology, with psychology. He is the author of Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship 2nd ed.; Sigmund Freud's Christian Unconscious; Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, 2nd ed.; and The Self: Beyond the Post-modern Crisis. Paul Vitz is an internationally recognized psychologist and speaker, whose work on more abstract notions has evolved to concrete language and advice pertaining to human communication and relations. His books have been widely read and he continues to lecture and speak on this topic, and has appeared in most major publications that deal with faith and culture, as well as many non-affiliated psychology magazines and journals.
Dan Strutzel is currently the President of Inspire Productions, the former Executive VP of Publishing at Nightingale-Conant Corporation, and a 30-year veteran of the publishing industry. Dan has published some of my most successful audio programs in history, and he has worked "up close and personal" with several hundred personal development authors and speakers---some of the most gifted communicators in the world. These authors and speakers include: Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Marianne Williamson, Harvey Mackay, Deepak Chopra, Robert Kiyosaki, Wayne Dyer and the late Zig Ziglar. Dan has negotiated hundreds of publishing contracts and deals with some of the top companies in the industry---such as Dale Carnegie Training. Dan was also the host of Nightingale-Conant's monthly audio magazine, Insight, and has had his own unique ideas on personal development published in Success Magazine and Nightingale-Conant's AdvantEdge E-Newsletter. He is also the author of the best-selling 30 Days to More Powerful Vocabulary, published by G&D Media. And, Dan has personally interviewed numerous authors, and is the audio narrator on over 80 current audiobooks and hundreds of Nightingale-Conant audio seminars. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is currently in Diaconate formation to be a Deacon in the Catholic Church. A graduate of The University of Notre Dame, with a B.A. in English, Dan is uniquely qualified to lead his newest venture, InspireCatholic, LLC to sustainability and profitability for years to come.
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