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Author | : Marjorie O'Rourke Boyle |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1981-12-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1442650745 |
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This is the first book devoted to investigating the scholarly commonplace that Erasmus’ revival of classical learning defines his evangelical humanism. It acknowledges that it was a feat for him to challenge the obscurantism of late medieval schooling by restoring classical studies. It recognizes that his editions of Greek and Latin authors alone fix his place in the history of scholarship. But the plainest questions about this achievement may still be asked, and the most popular texts freshly interpreted. Was his work only the expression in the ‘idiom of the Renaissance’ or a perennial Christian humanism? Or did he advance on it theoretically as well as practically? Did Erasmus contribute conceptually to the interrogation of pagan wisdom with the Christian economy? Christening Pagan Mysteries proposes that he did. Although doctrinal issues involved, this inquiry is not systematically theological. Erasmus wrote no treatise on the subject that might be so explored. A rhetorical approach, complementary to his own method, discloses his evangelical humanism through the analysis of three significant texts. The seminal dialogue Antibarbari provides the conceptual key in one of the most important humanist declarations in the history of Christian thought to the Renaissance. The Christocentric conviction it voices is then discerned through new interpretations of two other texts which christen pagan mysteries in original and important ways: the Moria and the final colloquy, ‘Epicureus,’ in which a pagan goddess and a pagan philosopher are gathered to Christ.
Author | : David Hellholm |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 2089 |
Release | : 2011-07-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3110247534 |
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In the web of cultural processes of late antiquity ablution rites and initiation rites were performed in different forms and in different contexts. Such rites existed in Early Judaism and Greco-Roman cults and were also applied in early Christianity under the label “baptism”, however, not as one fixed rite uniformly performed and interpreted. Baptismal rites developed diversely corresponding to the diversity among Christian groups of which some later came to be perceived as heretical. Remains of art, architecture and texts from these contexts were discussed in two conferences gathering scholars who are excellent within their respective fields: text studies, studies of rites, archaeology, architecture, history of art, and cultural anthropology. These different fields of research have in recent years generated new knowledge that is relevant for the discussion of ablution and initiation rites and their function in late antiquity. At the same time interests of research have altered in favour of a growing cooperation across discipline borders. The present volumes are the outcome of two conferences in Rome 2008 and at Metochi (Lesbos) 2009.
Author | : Günter Wagner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Baptism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Louis Bouyer |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2004-09-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780567043405 |
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A scholarly and masterful exploration of the meaning and importance of 'mystery' and 'mysticism' to the Christian revelation, offering a fuller understanding of Christian spirituality down the ages and a firmer grasp of what it means to be a Christian.
Author | : Timothy Freke |
Publisher | : Harmony |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2001-12-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0676806570 |
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Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship, this astonishing book completely undermines the traditional history of Christianity that has been perpetuated for centuries by the Church and presents overwhelming evidence that the Jesus of the New Testament is a mythical figure. “Whether you conclude that this book is the most alarming heresy of the millennium or the mother of all revelations, The Jesus Mysteries deserves to be read.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram Far from being eyewitness accounts, as is traditionally held, the Gospels are actually Jewish adaptations of ancient Pagan myths of the dying and resurrecting godman Osiris-Dionysus. The supernatural story of Jesus is not the history of a miraculous Messiah but a carefully crafted spiritual allegory designed to guide initiates on a journey of mystical discovery. A little more than a century ago, most people believed that the strange story of Adam and Eve was history; today it is understood to be a myth. Within a few decades, authors Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy argue, we will likewise be amazed that the fabulous story of God incarnate—who was born of a virgin, who turned water into wine, and who rose from the dead—could have been interpreted as anything but a profound parable.
Author | : Kenneth E. Stevenson |
Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 1998-08-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0819225088 |
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As the Church continues to try to clarify the meaning of baptism, well-known liturgical scholar Kenneth Stevenson provides important insights into the historical issues with which we still wrestle. Is baptism a private or a public act? Is the symbolism of the rite still appropriate? Does the language of the baptismal service remain meaningful in a secular age? In order to answer these and other pressing questions, we must understand the thinking of those who have come before us. Stevenson does just that by looking at the writings of the 17th century Anglican divines such as Lancelot Andrewes, George Herbert, Richard Hooker, Richard Baxter, Jeremy Taylor and others, all of whom have a vital and prophetic significance for our understanding and practice of baptism today.
Author | : Samuel Cheetham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Christianity and other religions |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Stockton Axtell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Baptism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James H. Moon |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465581995 |
Download Water Baptism: A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven by Scripture and History Confirmed by the Lives of Saints Who Were Never Baptized With Water Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : James H. Moon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Baptism |
ISBN | : |
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