The Recovery Of Christian Myth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Recovery Of Christian Myth write by Guilford Dudley. This book was released on 2023-07-18. The Recovery Of Christian Myth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Recovery of Christian Myth is an exploration of the power of myth in the Christian tradition, arguing that myth is not only a necessary feature of religion, but that it can be a potent force for spiritual renewal and transformation. Dudley draws on a wide range of sources, from ancient texts to contemporary theology, to build his case for the importance of myth in Christian faith and practice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Recovery of Christian Myth - Primary Source Edition
The Recovery of Christian Myth - Primary Source Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Recovery of Christian Myth - Primary Source Edition write by Guilford Dudley. This book was released on 2013-10. The Recovery of Christian Myth - Primary Source Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The Myth of a Christian Nation
The Myth of a Christian Nation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Myth of a Christian Nation write by Gregory A. Boyd. This book was released on 2009-05-18. The Myth of a Christian Nation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The church was established to serve the world with Christ-like love, not to rule the world. It is called to look like a corporate Jesus, dying on the cross for those who crucified him, not a religious version of Caesar. It is called to manifest the kingdom of the cross in contrast to the kingdom of the sword. Whenever the church has succeeded in gaining what most American evangelicals are now trying to get – political power – it has been disastrous both for the church and the culture. Whenever the church picks up the sword, it lays down the cross. The present activity of the religious right is destroying the heart and soul of the evangelical church and destroying its unique witness to the world. The church is to have a political voice, but we are to have it the way Jesus had it: by manifesting an alternative to the political, “power over,” way of doing life. We are to transform the world by being willing to suffer for others – exercising “power under,” not by getting our way in society – exercising “power over.”
The Christ Myth
The Christ Myth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Christ Myth write by Arthur Drews. This book was released on 2021-12-02. The Christ Myth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Christian Mythology
Christian Mythology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christian Mythology write by Philippe Walter. This book was released on 2014-11-20. Christian Mythology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reveals how Christian mythology has more to do with long-standing pagan traditions than the Bible • Explains how the church fathers knowingly incorporated pagan elements into the Christian faith to ease the transition to the new religion • Identifies pagan deities that were incorporated into each of the saints • Shows how all the major holidays in the Christian calendar are modeled on pagan rituals and myths, including Easter and Christmas In this extensive study of the Christian mythology that animated Europe in the Middle Ages, author Philippe Walter reveals how these stories and the holiday traditions connected with them are based on long-standing pagan rituals and myths and have very little connection to the Bible. The author explains how the church fathers knowingly incorporated pagan elements into the Christian faith to ease the transition to the new religion. Rather than tear down the pagan temples in Britain, Pope Gregory the Great advised Saint Augustine of Canterbury to add the pagan rituals into the mix of Christian practices and transform the pagan temples into churches. Instead of religious conversion, it was simply a matter of convincing the populace to include Jesus in their current religious practices. Providing extensive documentation, Walter shows which major calendar days of the Christian year are founded on pagan rituals and myths, including the high holidays of Easter and Christmas. Examining hagiographic accounts of the saints, he reveals the origin of these symbolic figures in the deities worshipped in pagan Europe for centuries. He also explores how the identities of saints and pagan figures became so intermingled that some saints were transformed into pagan incarnations, such as Mary Magdalene’s conversion into one of the Celtic Ladies of the Lake. In revealing the pagan roots of many Christian figures, stories, and rituals, Walter provides a new understanding of the evolution of religious belief.
