Moving Beyond The Christian Myth

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Moving Beyond The Christian Myth

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Author : John W. Sloat
language : en
Publisher: CCB Publishing
Release Date : 2011-12-05

Moving Beyond The Christian Myth written by John W. Sloat and has been published by CCB Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-05 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

Moving Beyond The Christian Myth takes the next step beyond Sloat's first book on spirituality, A Handbook For Heretics. He explores the roots of the Christian faith, tracing them back to their pagan origins in ancient religions. Then, one by one, he analyzes the essential beliefs of Christianity, showing how they cannot literally be true. The various chapters contend that: Christianity is a religious myth We don't need a savior The Bible is not the Word of God Jesus is not God The church is more political than spiritual The remainder of the book is filled with stories of mystical experiences which demonstrate how the spirit world is an integral part of our daily lives. These topics include: Out-of-Body Experiences, Visions, Past Life Recalls, After Death Communication, Angel Communication, Pre-Birth Experiences and Coincidence. Sloat argues that these stories reveal spiritual truths which are not part of the traditional teachings of religion. He asks the church to admit that its story is based on myth rather than literal truth, he urges the church to incorporate these experiences into its belief system, and he concludes by presenting a vision of a future in which people can worship God as the creator, not of a religion based on the fear of hell, but of a spiritual kingdom founded on love, light and hope. This book will be an inspiration to all those who are seeking something beyond the mythological teaching of the past. About the Author John W. Sloat, a former Presbyterian minister, served churches in Pennsylvania and Ohio for over 40 years. He holds a B.A. from Denison University, 1954; an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary, 1957; and a Th.M. from Pittsburgh Seminary, 1977. Previous books include Lord, Make Us One (non-fiction, 1986); The Other Half (fiction, 2001); Memories of My Misadventures (fiction, 2008); and A Handbook For Heretics (non-fiction, second edition, 2009). Several of his sermons have been included in Pulpit Digest, a national preaching journal. He has been married to Helen Burdick Sloat, a psychiatric nurse, for 56 years, and they have three children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A pianist and organist, Sloat also plays the French horn, is a scratch model builder, and leads spirituality groups.

From Mythology To Reality Moving Beyond Rastafari

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Author : Seon M. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-10-19

From Mythology To Reality Moving Beyond Rastafari written by Seon M. Lewis and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-19 with Religion categories.

The main thesis of this book is based on the Rastafarian Movement. This book presents information about this movement, in one place, that is largely not know by the many adherents of the faith. Moreover, this book presents a unique view of the Movement; a view embedded in a Grenadian Caribbean experience. This view, however, is not narrowly placed, but is argued within a wider world context, and, thus, explains whether the Rastafarian movement can be a force for good, both within the black community and the world at large. Editor and author Norm R. Allen Jr. said that "This well-researched book expertly demolishes the ridiculous notion among Rastafarians that Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is God. Moreover, Lewis offers many excellent critiques of theism, the Bible, Rastafarianism, Afrocentric thought and religion in general." This book is informative to everyone.

Moving Beyond The Christian Myth

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Author : John Sloat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-12-17

Moving Beyond The Christian Myth written by John Sloat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-17 with categories.

The Move Beyond Form

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Author : M. Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-03-12

The Move Beyond Form written by M. Hughes and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with Art categories.

Fictional narratives of the late twentieth century often cross boundaries. This study argues that the undoing of structure in postmodern art form demands a different way of thinking and represents a commentary on the material and social conditions of the late twentieth century and beyond.

Moving Beyond The Impasse

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Author : S. Wesley Ariarajah
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2018-10-01

Moving Beyond The Impasse written by S. Wesley Ariarajah and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-01 with Religion categories.

Interfaith dialogue in a plural world. This volume is based on the belief that both the ecumenical and interfaith movements are looking for new orientations for their future. The forces of globalization, communications revolution, and massive population movements challenge some of the theological assumptions and presuppositions on which they were built. The entry of deep and divisive religious sentiments into the public space and the rise of militant forms of religious expression call on the interfaith movement to move beyond traditional forms of dialogue; the challenge is to enter into a deeper engagement on the purpose and role of religious traditions in society. The impasse facing these movements can only be overcome by new orientations as they look to the future. This volume is not specifically on this problem. However, the collection of essays included in this volume, although first given as lectures or written as articles, traces past developments, identifies the challenges these movements face today, and suggests fresh theological moves to regain the initiatives to bring human communities closer together.

Going Beyond The Pairs

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Author : Dennis McCort
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2001-06-21

Going Beyond The Pairs written by Dennis McCort and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-21 with Religion categories.

In Going beyond the Pairs, Dennis McCort examines the theme of the coincidentia oppositorum—the tendency of a thing or relationship to turn, under certain conditions, into its own opposite—as it is expressed in German Romanticism, Zen Buddhism, and deconstruction. McCort argues that the coincidentia can be useful for understanding and comparing a variety of cultural forms, including systems of myth, religions ancient and modern, laws of social organization, speculative philosophies East and West, psychological theories and therapeutic practices, and dynamic organizing principles of music, art, and literature. The book touches on a variety of Western and Eastern writers and thinkers, including Thomas Merton, Jacques Derrida, Nishida Kitaro, Rainer Maria Rilke, Franklin Merrell-Wolff, Franz Kafka, Novalis, Renzai Zen, J. D. Salinger, and the mysterious, doughnut-loving editor of the medieval Chinese koan collection, Mumonkan.

Legacies Of Christian Languaging And Literacies In American Education

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Author : Mary M. Juzwik
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-10-23

Legacies Of Christian Languaging And Literacies In American Education written by Mary M. Juzwik and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-23 with Education categories.

Because spiritual life and religious participation are widespread human and cultural phenomena, these experiences unsurprisingly find their way into English language arts curriculum, learning, teaching, and teacher education work. Yet many public school literacy teachers and secondary teacher educators feel unsure how to engage religious and spiritual topics and responses in their classrooms. This volume responds to this challenge with an in-depth exploration of diverse experiences and perspectives on Christianity within American education. Authors not only examine how Christianity – the historically dominant religion in American society – shapes languaging and literacies in schooling and other educational spaces, but they also imagine how these relations might be reconfigured. From curricula to classroom practice, from narratives of teacher education to youth coming-to-faith, chapters vivify how spiritual lives, beliefs, practices, communities, and religious traditions interact with linguistic and literate practices and pedagogies. In relating legacies of Christian languaging and literacies to urgent issues including White supremacy, sexism and homophobia, and the politics of exclusion, the volume enacts and invites inclusive relational configurations within and across the myriad American Christian sub-cultures coming to bear on English language arts curriculum, teaching, and learning. This courageous collection contributes to an emerging scholarly literature at the intersection of language and literacy teaching and learning, religious literacy, curriculum studies, teacher education, and youth studies. It will speak to teacher educators, scholars, secondary school teachers, and graduate and postgraduate students, among others.

The Rise Of Modern Mythology 1680 1860

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Author : Burton Feldman
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2000-04-22

The Rise Of Modern Mythology 1680 1860 written by Burton Feldman and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-22 with Literary Criticism categories.

A book on modern mythology

The Rise And Demise Of Black Theology

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Author : Alistair Kee
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2008-04-30

The Rise And Demise Of Black Theology written by Alistair Kee and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with Religion categories.

Black Theology emerged in the 1960s as a response to black consciousness. In South Africa, it is a critique of power; in the UK it is a political theology of black culture. The dominant form of Black Theology has been in the USA, originally influenced by Black Power and the critique of white racism. Since then, it claims to have broadened its perspective to include oppression on the grounds of race, gender and class. In this book, Alistair Kee contests this claim, arguing that Black and Womanist Theologies present inadequate analysis of race and gender and no account at all of class or economic oppression.With a few notable exceptions, Black Theology in the USA repeats the mantras of the 1970s, the discourse of modernity. Content with American capitalism, it fails to address the source of the impoverishment of black Americans at home. Content with a romantic image of Africa, this 'African-American' movement fails to defend contemporary Africa against predatory American global ambitions. Blacks in the West, Kee claims here, are no longer the victims; they are the voters and consumers who should be able to influence western governments - the American government in particular - into changing policies towards Africa in particular and the third world in general. This book does not argue that Black theologians should give up, but that they should move on, for the sake of the black poor in America, the black poor in Africa and the third world. The failure of Black theologians to do so is a cause for concern beyond the circle of practitioners of Black theology.

Intersecting Pathways

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Author : Marc A. Krell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003-05-22

Intersecting Pathways written by Marc A. Krell and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-22 with Religion categories.

This book deconstructs the boundaries between Jewish and Christian cultures while at the same time redefining what it means to be Jewish in relation to Christianity in the twentieth century. Consequently, this analysis reveals the emergence of modern Jewish theologies out of the complex negotiations between Jewish thinkers and their Christian milieu.