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| The Gods of Atheism by Vincent P. Miceli, SJ |
| Detailed Description
In this work we are not inspired with a spirit of animus. We are inspired with the spirit of Christian criticism of these atheistic philosophies that have brought and are still inflicting on man great tragedy. It must be remembered throughout this study that the scholars treated, almost to a man, were originally Christians who knew the ways and the message of the Gospels well. Early in their lives they knew Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Moreover, they even loved and lived the ways and message of the Gospels for some part of their lives. Why they went away from God and broke with Christ as His Divine Son they have recorded in many of their works with the hope of persuading others to follow their paths. From the testimony of their lives as a atheists, from history's witness of the evil effects of their systems of thought and from long reflective research we have come to the conclusion that theirs are dangerously misleading and even at times degrading views that sap the spiritual substance of man. That is why we have undertaken to identify, analyze and evaluate their religious philosophies of life. It is hoped that this study may lead readers to reject the paths that run to the temples of the strange Gnostic Gods of humanistic atheism. For in these temples the masses are trapped in the millenium of temporality. On the positive side, it is hoped that those groping for the true God may be helped to find Him and told Him where he can only be found and held -in Jesus Christ, the way, the truth and the life, in the sweet and total submission to the God-Man. V.P.M. Rome "As complete a study of atheism as exists in any language." -Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen "An invaluable guide to the theological climate of the hour." -Christian Order "Remarkable...the Miceli style clearly comes into its own in this major study." -Frederick Wilhelmsen, Triumph "A work in the great tradition of Catholic intellectual life. By providing such a studied and readable analysis...Miceli has given us a valuable tool in the ongoing conversation with the non-believer." -Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Catholic Currents "Shows why atheism today does not and cannot leave in peace those who are not atheists." -Paul Hallet, National Catholic Register "One of the truly outstanding books of our time." -The Wanderer |