Dr Stephen Frederick Uhl - No Gods, No Guilt <AudioBook>

Synopsis
Faithful Catholic priest become atheist psychologist shows how he himself shucked and how the reader can enjoy shucking childhood prejudices and superstitions to thrill to rational friendliness in our pluralistic planetary society.

This book could have been titled The Book of Tolerance. The psychologist author recognizes that each of us learned a lot of traditions and beliefs when too young to evaluate them. Such prejudices are very deeply ingrained into the subconscious. Therefore they are often most difficult to overcome even in adult years and with further experience and education. (Dr. Uhl was already in his 30s when he finally got free; many people never get free.)

Each of us grows up and learns to analyze and think critically at different speeds. Even in the same family one sibling may remain highly opinionated and prejudiced, stuck in the past, while another thoughtfully unlearns childhood myths and becomes a broadminded adult. Therefore, tolerance of such differing rates of learning and unlearning is necessary for civilized peace good friendships in a pluralistic society. Such patient understanding is less difficult when one follows the new Golden Rule: Treat others as you would reasonably want and expect them to treat you if your roles were reversed.

The thrilling details of an exciting journey with our planetary neighbors are clearly laid out in the little book, Out of God's Closet: This Priest Psychologist Chooses Friendly Atheism. A generous sprinkling of earthy humor richly seasons this revolutionary book for enjoyable spiritual nourishment.




00 - Greetings
01 - Introduction
02 - The Chosen One
03 - The Road To Agnosticism
04 - Why Most People Believe In God
05 - Powerful Effectiiveness Of Fear And Greed
06 - Does God Exist
07 - Read The Bible
08 - Is Religion Harmful To Society
09 - Historic God - The God Of Wars And Divisions
10 - Modern Young Minds Polluted By Religion
11 - Credulity Can Impede Creative Research
12 - Guilt And Responsibility
13 - How To Protect The Children
14 - Faith Can Lead To Extremes
15 - Repeated Fallacies Become Believable
16 - First Amendment To The Constitution
17 - Further Extremes
18 - We Learn At Different Rates
19 - Humility Is Truth
20 - Practical Atheism
21 - Progress Toward Rationalism
22 - Life Without God In The United States
23 - Grossly Improved Functioning Of Our Justice System
24 - The Golden Rule
25 - Ten Commandments For The Twenty First Century
26 - Epilogue
27 - Appendix 1 - Thank You
28 - Appendix 2 - A Declaration Of Progressive Principles

Doctor Stephen Uhl was a Benedictine monk for 17 years and a Roman Catholic priest for 11 years before becoming a psychologist. He was destined by his mother to become a priest. After years of sincere and devoted priestly service, deep meditation, extensive consultation and a near-fatal accident, he discovered that he no longer believed the church teachings. So, to be true to himself and to the great chagrin of his large Catholic family, he left the monastery, the church and the priesthood.

Dr. Uhl earned his Ph.D. in psychology at Loyola University of Chicago. He enjoyed a thriving private practice of psychology in the suburban Chicago area. It was during the productive years in his psychologist's office that he more deeply and more practically realized the very destructive effects of guilt. Seeing that so much guilt was based in superstition and faulty religious beliefs, he recently wrote the exciting and insightful little book, Imagine No Superstition: The Power To Enjoy Life With No Guilt, No Shame, No Blame.

Dr. Uhl's broad and deep academic background equips him well to deal with the most important building blocks of human happiness. Before earning the Ph.D. in psychology, he earned the license to teach theology in pontifical universities, achieved a masters degree in the teaching of mathematics, and was licensed as a parent and teacher effectiveness trainer. During his years of psychological practice, he attained membership in The American Psychological Association, American Orthopsychiatric Association, and American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He became a Preferred Provider of General Psychological Services, Washington, D.C., was admitted as a Fellow in The American Orthopsychiatric Association, and in 1992 was admitted to Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals.

All this rich academic background, coupled with the common sense of a farmer's son and a great sense of humor, contributes richly to his little book, Imagine No Superstition. Reviewers have called it the work of genius, simple and profound, easy to read, deeply insightful and outrageously funny. The book reflects the author's journey from superstition to the joyful practice of a modified Golden Rule while showing other doubters of "eternal truths" of childhood how to enjoy life deeply without guilt.

Imagine No Superstition began as an intimate letter to family when the author discovered he had cancer. After discovering that the cancer was fairly non-aggressive, this letter was expanded in order to invite all to enjoy the thrill of release from superstition-based fear to really enjoy the freedom of mature self-responsibility