Battle of the Gods: The Emerging God of the New Age

This was one of my first apologetic books that I had read and it was a real page-turner! One may ask how a book on process theology (and other "finite god" philosophies) could be as fun to read as a murder-mystery. The reason is that, while it goes into serious theology, it is quite easy to read. Dr. Morey is a great communicator, and the thorough logical analysis in his work bears that out. This book is so much more than a critique of the "finite god" view that is becoming popular today (which Morey foresaw back in 1989). It is a critique of humanistic philosophy as a whole. What sets it apart from other theological works is that he does the critique from a presuppositional perspective. That is, he reduces his opponents' views to absurdities by showing that their presuppositions: a) aren't necessary (and thus, their conclusions aren't either) b) end up refuting themselves and c) are personal, subjective and emotive. This book showed me how to do apologetics by examining non-Christian logical presuppositions and showing how they undermine themselves or result in absurdity. This book starts off by summing up what Processianism is and the growing adherence to it. He then discusses how the first sin in the Garden (and sin of Satan before that) relate to finite godism. Next, he gives a quick overview and refutation of polytheism similar to that which is found in early church fathers such as Augustine's "The City of God". The next few chapters are a thorough analysis and refutation of the finite gods of the philosophers, heretics, and theologians past and present. That is where the meat of the presuppositional analysis is and makes the book something that every apologist and theologian should read. The next chapter's title is taken from Gordon Clark's work, "Religion, Reason, and Revelation". The chapter discusses the role of Reason (notice the capital `R', referring to human Rationalism, NOT logic) and Mysticism and how they are personal, subjective, emotive, and completely incapable of discerning Divine Truths apart from Scripture. The last few chapters derive the attributes of God from Scripture. Again, even if you aren't interested in the open view of God/Processianism debate, this is a book that one should read just to learn how to do logical analysis.

Dr. Morey explains in detail why all gods cannot be the same. He also gives a history of the various views of god/God from the ancient and modern philosophers to the ancient and modern pagan views. You will see why the gods of the cults and philosophers could not exist in a logical way. You will also see why the God of the Bible could not have been dreamed of by man. Since man could not invent Him - well you draw the conclusion! By the time you are done reading this book you will have the answer to one of lifes most basic questions. Is there a God and if there is, Who is He? This is truely a book for the open minded person. But beware, keeping an open mind serves the same purpose as keeping an open mouth - to clamp down on something solid! If you like this book you will also want to read The New Atheism and the Errosion of Freedom as well as Studies in the Atonement by Dr. Morey. Dr. Gordon Clark has also published a similar book called Religion, Reason and Revelation.