Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism
Author: Paul C. Vitz Retail Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.95
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The traditional family has a strong father figure as part of the superstructure, a necessary part of a healthy family unit. Without the father, the family is compromised. While God Himself certainly can fill that role in some families, Paul Vitz makes the case that most of the founders and torchbearers of atheism have had their lives impacted by a missing or abusive father at some point in their formative years.
Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus and Bertrand Russell each had fathers who died before their sons were of school age. H. G. Wells' father neglected him; Freud's father was notoriously weak-willed; Hobbes' father abandoned his son and family. Stalin, Hitler and Mao each had extremely oppressive fathers as their role-models. Although there are some exceptions (which Vitz does address), his suggestion is supported by deep research into these important yet anti-Christian men and women and their parents.
