You shall have no other gods before me ex 20 2 3 rsv and yet we do this thoughtful and thought provoking book strange gods unmasking the idols in everyday life exposes to our chagrin yet ultimately to our benefit that this premiere command of the decalogue cannot be overlooked if we are to ever dare to live the other nine. Strange gods is a meditation on a perennial truth that all of us face the temptation of confusing god with our selves like her medieval ancestors in faith this anchoress sees through the distractions that ensnare us and invites us to refocus our desire on what is most lasting a rich broad deep understanding of love and an equally rich . Strange gods unmasking the idols in everyday life by elizabeth scalia notre dame ave maria press 2013 the first commandment is probably the one of the ten that we worry about the least i am the lord your god you shall have no other gods before me. renowned in the blogosphere as the anchoress and as catholic portal editor of the highly trafficked patheoscom elizabeth scalia brings her iconoclastic vim and vigor to this her debut trade book scalia offers a powerful critique of the gods we worship today reminding readers that life azs deepest desires can only be satisfied in christ. In strange gods unmasking the idols in everyday life elizabeth scalia also known by her internet moniker the anchoress invites us to take a closer look at this long neglected commandment and discover the ways we practicing christians violate it on a daily basis