What is a Human Being?: What the World Says, What the Catholic Church Teaches, and How to Live It (The Human Project)

What does it mean to be human?It sounds simple. But how we answer that question shapes everything—our understanding of marriage, sexuality, love, freedom, and the meaning of life itself.In an age of fierce debate over gender, abortion, and sexual morality, most people are arguing about the symptoms. Few are naming what is really at stake. Beneath every cultural conflict lies a deeper crisis—a loss of the answer to humanity's oldest and most urgent question:What is a human being?In this book, Brendan McCauley takes you on a journey to discover the answer. Drawing from interviews with fifty people across sixteen countries, the depths of Catholic teaching, and his own story of transformation, McCauley explores what the world says about human identity—and why it falls short. He then presents the Catholic Church's breathtaking answer: that we are created in the image and likeness of God, wounded by sin, redeemed by Christ, and made for a communion of love that lasts forever.This is not a book of arguments. It is an invitation—to know who you really are, to understand why you long for something more, and to discover the truth that sets you free. Read more