Godlust

Godlust is the Original Sin, says the author, our desire to be like God corrupted into a lust to become God. We try to do this by “devouring” God’s qualities, such as Truth, Good, and Beauty, but only end up corrupting these qualities as well. Truth becomes relative and subjective, Good becomes enforced social altruism, and Beauty becomes divorced from the natural world while the natural world itself becomes mere fodder for scientific conquest. Truly original, clearly and compellingly expressed,this book – – shows how Godlust affects every aspect of our life – provides strategies to escape Godlust and re-establish our relationship with God – draws from Jonathan Edwards, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Dorothy Day, Frederick Buechner, and the New Testament, as well as such philosophers as Rahner, Weil, Heidigger, Nietzsche, and Rarty – makes difficult ideas highly accessible and fascinating – is a work of spirituality for a broad audience.