The Gods of Power: From Exodus to the Age of AI (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798269579627)

What if the story of God was never just about faith - but about power?
What if the divine, from the beginning, was humanity's mirror - reflecting our own struggle to control, command, and comprehend the world?

In The Gods of Power: From Exodus to the Age of AI, independent researcher and author Adrian Cross traces the 5,000-year evolution of belief - from the tribal deity of the Old Testament to the algorithmic gods of the digital age.

This sweeping journey begins with Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy - where faith and conquest fused to create the first theocracy. From there, Cross follows the long arc of human civilization:

• The rise of divine kings and empires that ruled in the name of heaven

• The transformation of faith into law, and law into ideology

• The Enlightenment's replacement of God with Reason - and Reason's transformation into system and machine

• The modern resurrection of the divine through data, code, and artificial intelligence

Drawing from history, theology, philosophy, and science, Cross reveals how every age redefines divinity in its own image - from the burning bush to the burning server, from the desert tabernacle to the digital cloud.

This is not a book about religion alone - it is about how belief builds worlds.
Why civilizations rise and fall under the weight of their own sacred systems.
Why even in an age of technology, humanity still longs for transcendence.

Combining lucid narrative and profound insight, The Gods of Power explores the eternal tension between freedom and obedience, creation and control - and asks the question that will define the next century:

When the next gods speak, will they be listening - or programming?