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And Man Created God
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Author : Selina O'Grady
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2013-03-26
And Man Created God written by Selina O'Grady and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-26 with Religion categories.
At the time of Jesus' birth , the world was full of gods. Thousands of them jostled, competed and merged with one another. In Syria ecstatic devotees castrated themselves in the streets to become priests of Atargatis In Galilee, holy men turned oil into wine, healed the sick, drove out devils, and claimed to be the Messiah. Every day thousands of people were leaving their family and tribes behind them and flocking into brand new multi-ethnic cities. The ancient world was in ferment as it underwent the first phase of globalisation, and in this ferment rulers and ruled turned to religion as a source of order and stability. Augustus, the first emperor of Rome (though he never dared officially to call himself so) was maneuvering his way to becoming worshipped as a god – it was one of the most brilliant makeovers ever undertaken by a ruler and his spin doctors. In North Africa, Amanirenas the warrior queen exploited her god-like status to inspire her armies to face and defeat Rome. In China the usurper Wang Mang won and lost his throne because of his obsession with Confucianism. To explore the power that religious belief has had over societies through the ages, Selina O'Grady takes the reader on a dazzling journey across the empires of the ancient world and introduces us to rulers, merchants, messiahs, priests and holy men. Throughout, she seeks to answer why, amongst the countless religious options available, the empires at the time of Jesus ‘chose' the religions they did? Why did China's rulers hitch their fate to Confucianism, a philosophy more than a religion? And why was a tiny Jewish cult led by Jesus eventually adopted by Rome's emperors rather than the cult of Isis which was far more popular and widespread? The Jesus cult , followed by no more than 100 people at the time of his death, should, by rights, have disappeared in a few generations. Instead it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Why did Christianity grow so quickly to become the predominant world religion? What was it about its teachings that so appealed to people? And Man Created God looks at why and how religions have had such an immense impact on human history and in doing so uncovers the ineradicable connection between politics and religion - a connection which still defines us in our own age. This is an important, thrilling and necessary new work of history.
And Man Created God
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Author : Robert Banks
language : en
Publisher: Lion Books
Release Date : 2011
And Man Created God written by Robert Banks and has been published by Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Religion categories.
If God made everything, who made God? this question has intrigued thinkers from the earliest times and provided opponents of religion with some of their strongest ammunition. In And Man Created God renowned scholar Robert Banks explores the history of this question from its earliest vocalisation in the ancient world to its most famous historical proponents. In the process he reveals the many ways in which men have made gods, and the many reasons why--Back cover.
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Author : George Carl Mynchenberg
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 1999-12-19
And Man Created God written by George Carl Mynchenberg and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-19 with Religion categories.
And MAN CREATED GOD presents the Agnostic view point using science, history and logic while denying all religious belief and faith in revelations from a Creator or God. Reviews And MAN CREATED GOD is vigorous and clearly written. Readers should have no doubt about the position you take, the positions you challenge, and why you find religious beliefs doubtful. It articulates very well what you call the agnostic position. Charles F. Kielkopf, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University
And Man Created God
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Author : Selina O'Grady
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2014-03-04
And Man Created God written by Selina O'Grady and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-04 with Religion categories.
At the time of Jesus' birth, the world was full of gods. Thousands of them jostled, competed, and merged with one another. In Syria, ecstatic devotees castrated themselves in the streets to become priests of Atargatis. In Galilee, holy men turned oil into wine, healed the sick, drove out devils, and claimed to be the Messiah. Every day thousands of people were flocking into brand-new multiethnic cities. The ancient world was in ferment as it underwent the first phase of globalization, and in this ferment, rulers and ruled turned to religion as a source of order and stability. To explore the power that religious belief has had over societies through the ages, Selina O'Grady takes the reader on a dazzling journey across the empires of the ancient world and introduces us to rulers, merchants, messiahs, priests, and holy men. Throughout, she seeks to answer why, amongst the countless religious options available, the empires at the time of Jesus "chose" the religions they did. Why did China's rulers hitch their fate to Confucianism? Why was a tiny Jewish cult led by Jesus eventually adopted by Rome's emperors? The Jesus cult, followed by no more than one hundred people at the time of his death, should, by rights, have disappeared in a few generations. Instead it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Why did Christianity grow so quickly to become the predominant world religion? And Man Created God, an important, thrilling and necessary new work of history, looks at why and how religions have had such an immense impact on human history, and in doing so, uncovers the ineradicable connection between politics and religion—a connection that still defines us in our own age.
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Author : Selina O'Grady
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-09-01
And Man Created God written by Selina O'Grady and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with History categories.
And Man Created God is a sweeping exploration of the changing religions of the empires and peoples of the world at the time of Jesus: a work of extraordinary richness and ambition, this is popular history at its best. At the time of Jesus's birth, the world was in ferment. Across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia - societies rife with gods and messiahs, priests and warriors - the old certainties of family, village and tribe were being overturned. Religion was becoming the source of order and stability. And Man Created God takes the reader on a dazzling journey across the empires of the ancient world to reveal how emperors and kings manipulated religion to consolidate their power. In Rome, Augustus was deified by his brilliant spin doctors; in what is now Sudan, the warrior queen Amanirenas exploited her godlike status to inspire her armies to face, and defeat, Rome; while in China, the usurper Wang Mang won and lost the throne over his obsession with Confucianism. In this riveting account of the interplay of faith and power, Selina O'Grady answers the most urgent question of all: how did the tiny Jesus cult triumph over more popular religions - the goddess Isis, the miracle worker Apollonius, even the cult of Augustus - to become the world's dominant faith?
The Man Who Created God
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Author : John F. Brain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-06
The Man Who Created God written by John F. Brain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06 with Fiction categories.
Under his pseudonym John F Brinster, noted author of science, philosophy, and religion, has produced an important satirical novel directed to imaginative beliefs in an anthropomorphic god with explanations of the emotional mind and filled with lively characters. It pits the most respected logical mind of Oxford Professor Jeremiah B Cackelry III against the emotional minds of traditional believers. A mysterious Cackelry abduction results in attempts to identify perpetrators through a mathematical code. The religious world challenges Cackelry to a Paris Summit to present his religion, patterned after concepts of the author's former neighbor, Albert Einstein. His loyal assistant, Dr Anne Duchin, a neuroscientist and attractive tennis star, goes to his rescue. Dr Elaine Price, a disturbed lesbian assistant of equal beauty and of pathological belief, attempts to defend her god. Fiendish Dr Anton Schicter enters into an arrangement on the side of religions and plans an untraceable prefrontal leucotomy todestroy the professor's creativity . Meanwhile, a militant Transylvanian cult takes advantage of the fear of Dracula vampires and Frankenstein monsters to protect membership. Cackelry is not atheistic but determined to replace imaginative notions with reality, notions that he believes deter neural development of reason essential for peaceful coexistence. He succeeds in creating his god and the ultimate religion for Man. The setting is Switzerland decades beyond the present. Requested by the new Third Millennium U N with expanded power, Cackelry builds the World University to lead the world out of stagnation. He marries Anne but, upon his mysterious death, she abandons her narrow life to marry his eldest son, Jeremiah Cackelry IV, a banker in Basel. In a society, torn with religious conflict, replete with prejudices, and with beliefs and practices that challenge human reason, this book presents a breath of fresh air.
Did Man Create God Is Your Spiritual Brain At Peace With Your Thinking Brain Including Intelligent Answers To Intelligent Design
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Author : David E. Comings
language : en
Publisher: Hope Press
Release Date : 2008
Did Man Create God Is Your Spiritual Brain At Peace With Your Thinking Brain Including Intelligent Answers To Intelligent Design written by David E. Comings and has been published by Hope Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
Dr. David Comings, an internationally renowned physician, human geneticist and neuroscientist, proposes that spirituality is genetically hardwired into a specific part of the brain, is pleasurable, is critical to the evolution and survival of man, and will never go away. It strives to allow readers to develop a rational spirituality in which the fact-based rational brain and the faith-based spiritual brain can live in peace. In an era when politicians are judged on the basis of the strength of their belief in God, when schools are urged to teach Intelligent Design, and when religious terrorists threaten the existence of Western civilization it is critical to dispassionately examine the question - Did man create God? A wide range of issues are examined including intelligent answers to intelligent design; the relevance of modern cosmology to the existence or non-existence of god; the role of genes in spirituality; innate morality, the problem of evil, and many others. Michael Shermer called this the most detailed and up-to-date science ever generated on the subject of religion and suggested it will be the definitive scientific reference on religion for some time to come. This book is for those who have also questioned any part of their faith but treasure their spirituality and want answers that are not hostile to spirituality or religion.
In The Beginning Did God Create Man Or Did Man Create God
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Author : Thomas E. Baca
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-02-09
In The Beginning Did God Create Man Or Did Man Create God written by Thomas E. Baca and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-09 with Religion categories.
Do you believe that science has all the answers to the mysteries of life and the origin of the universe? If you're convinced that life is an accident and occurred spontaneously and that evolution is the key to understanding the beginning of all living things, this book will help you distinguish between opinion and fact. The mysteries of the universe, the solar system, the earth, and all living matter are made clear in either science or scripture. When one removes the philosophies of men and accepts only what is proven or revealed through scripture, the picture is as clear as the sun at noonday. Events happen for a reason, and nothing appears spontaneously without a cause. The journey through time and space, armed with revealed truths and true science reveals the eternal nature of matter and intelligence. The universe is a magnificent display of engineering, design, laws, and organization. Science has proven that life comes from life and in no other way; the anthropological record is a dismal failure in showing connectivity and succession between living organisms. Other than showing that life is interrelated, there is no transitional evidence that connects the various forms of life. The DNA markers show no connection between the apes that walked upright and ma-Adam. Man is the crowning jewel of the creation, displaying God-like qualities in physical, mental, and spiritual attributes. Then how did all that we observe today arise? Did the universe expand from something smaller than an atom and grow into everything that we see? Were Adam and Eve our first ancestors, or did they evolve from lower life forms? Was there a plan that was designed and executed by a Master Creator, or is everything we see and experience the result of random chance? The original spark of life that led to all life on planet Earth came from somewhere. The evidence for why man exists is answered in the scriptures. When opinions are set aside, the facts speak for themselves: Life could not have evolved the way Darwin hypothesized. If man created God, He is a mere idea and the winners in life are the philosophers. If God made man, his existence should be pursued with all the intensity of one's capability. In the Beginning is an in-depth exploration of these age-old mysteries and questions, and provides answers from logical reasoning and factual evidence.
God Created Man In God S Image And Man Created God In Man S Image
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Author : Andreas Zachariou
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2004-05-01
God Created Man In God S Image And Man Created God In Man S Image written by Andreas Zachariou and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-01 with Religion categories.
In God Created Man in God's Image and Man Created God in Man's Image, the author describes the way people, feeling too weak to deal with their life's circumstances, turn to God, hoping that He will solve their problems. In their effort to get God's attention, they treat him like a father, attributing to Him human-like characteristics. In that sense, they create a God in their own manly image. People who practice the above believe that God is behind everything that happens and so they sit back and watch. When they are not too busy praying to God to adjust His actions in their favor, they take their own action, which they like to present as a continuation or completion of the actions of God.
And Man Created God
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Author : Shlomo Giora Shoham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2011-08-08
And Man Created God written by Shlomo Giora Shoham and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-08 with Religion categories.
And Man Created God presents a new theory of mytho-empiricism based on the mythological concepts of Claude Lévi-Strauss and the structuralism of Jeanne Piaget. The whole nature of mythogenes as the creative force linking history and transcendence is then elucidated. The corpus of myths in the books of Genesis and Exodus are presented in a new light and then compared with the Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Greek mythologies to highlight the Judaic myths with the pagan contrast.