{ "item_title" : "You Shall Be Gods", "item_author" : [" Domenic Mete "], "item_description" : "YOU SHALL BE GODSThe Ancient Lie Behind the Modern WorldBy Domenic MeteWhat if the greatest deception in human history is not that God does not exist, but that humanity no longer needs Him?In the Garden of Eden, the serpent made a promise that would echo through every generation: Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. It was more than a temptation to disobey. It was an invitation to reject divine authority and claim the power to determine truth, morality and the meaning of human existence.What if that ancient promise is still shaping the modern world?Why has a civilisation profoundly shaped by Christianity become increasingly uncertain about God, truth and human nature? Why is freedom so often understood as liberation from moral boundaries? Why are the family, religious faith and the very meaning of right and wrong now subjects of such profound disagreement?And what happens to a civilisation when human beings begin to believe that truth is something they can create rather than something they must discover?In You Shall Be Gods: The Ancient Lie Behind the Modern World, Domenic Mete takes readers on a sweeping theological, philosophical and historical journey from the first rebellion in Eden to the spiritual and cultural struggles of the twenty-first century.Drawing upon Sacred Scripture, the teachings of the Catholic Church and the insights of some of Christianity's greatest thinkers-including St Augustine, St Thomas Aquinas, St John Henry Newman, Christopher Dawson, G. K. Chesterton, St John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI-Mete examines how the struggle between divine truth and human self-sovereignty has shaped the course of Western civilisation.Through an exploration of heresy, the Great Schism, the Protestant Reformation, political authority, revolutionary ideologies, secularism, consumerism, religious pluralism and the crisis of modern morality, he reveals a recurring temptation beneath seemingly unrelated historical events: the desire of humanity to become the ultimate authority over good and evil.Yet this book is neither a nostalgic defence of an imaginary Christian golden age nor a condemnation of those who do not share the Christian faith. It is a serious examination of the beliefs that sustain civilisation, the consequences of abandoning them and the responsibility Christians bear for preserving and transmitting their own spiritual inheritance.At its heart lies a question that every generation must answer: Does true freedom come from becoming our own gods-or from discovering the truth about the God who created us?Challenging, thought-provoking and deeply rooted in Catholic intellectual tradition, You Shall Be Gods invites believers, sceptics and all seekers of truth to reconsider the spiritual foundations of the modern world.The serpent's promise was made thousands of years ago. The temptation has never disappeared.Discover why the oldest lie in human history may also be the defining deception of our age.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/516/9798165163623_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "35.99", "online_price" : "35.99", "our_price" : "35.99", "club_price" : "35.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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