Fr. Vincent Miceli, S.J.. The Gods of Atheism. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback. $19.95. 464 pages. Available from the publisher.
Tragically, it appears that our society has espoused the inhumanity of humanism. Due to the rejection of God, man has abandoned himself to unhappiness. However, now is not the time to fall prey to discouragement. In the reprint of this acclaimed book, The Gods of Atheism, Fr. Vincent Miceli, S.J. unveils the idolatry behind this heresy and how to restore the true faith.
Father helps form readers in authentic teaching so that they can understand and share reasons for their beliefs with others. A prolific author, Fr. Miceli reveals the dangers of practical atheism. Each chapter focuses on the errors of key Enlightenment theologians and philosophers, and provides the evidence needed to stand against the “death of the spirit” and the “Gnostic murder of God.”
A reviewer wrote that Fr. Miceli provides “An excellent high-level analysis of the most influential atheistic philosophies of our time. This book is still very relevant to our times. Fr. Miceli has an eloquent and elegant, almost literary style of writing.”
Furthermore, Fr. Miceli denounces a trend in which even some Church leaders repudiate Christianity in the spirit of the Anti-Christ. He relates how theology, liturgy, moral and social doctrine have fallen prey to a “Secular City” and “Christless Cosmos.” Indifference to Christ has thus created disdain for one another.
Readers will also be amazed at how Harvey Cox’s compulsory “socio-political nightmare known as Technopolis” has paganized our world.
Fr. Miceli authored numerous books, including The Antichrist, available from Sophia Press. He also wrote for several Catholic journals and magazines. Fr. Miceli tirelessly promoted the faith on national TV and radio programs and co-hosted a syndicated radio program, “Where Catholics Meet.”
Reviewers shared that this book is “Straight forward. Cogent. Readable. Excellent as a reference.” Fr. Miceli’s “skillful handling of European philosophers and liberal theologians as true proponents of Atheism was second to none. Both groups attempted to replace the God of the Bible with their own Image, MAN as Deity, leaving their spurious teachings to negatively impact the western world and beyond . . . . However, Fr. Miceli’s accurate explanations, fearless exposures and courageous, insightful rebuttals of 17 highly respected, but negatively influential European and American thinkers, should be studied seriously. And Fr. Vincent Miceli should be remembered as an influential Christian apologist and polemicist.”
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