Author: Michael J. Rood
Publisher: Bridge Logos Foundation
ISBN: 9780882709024
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Rood explodes the long-held ideas surrounding the pagan-inspired traditions of Christmas, Easter, Lent, using the Bible to lead readers back to the irrefutable truths from the World of God. Includes DVD.
The Pagan-Christian Connection Exposed
Author: Michael J. Rood
Publisher: Bridge Logos Foundation
ISBN: 9780882709024
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Rood explodes the long-held ideas surrounding the pagan-inspired traditions of Christmas, Easter, Lent, using the Bible to lead readers back to the irrefutable truths from the World of God. Includes DVD.
Publisher: Bridge Logos Foundation
ISBN: 9780882709024
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Rood explodes the long-held ideas surrounding the pagan-inspired traditions of Christmas, Easter, Lent, using the Bible to lead readers back to the irrefutable truths from the World of God. Includes DVD.
Pagan Christian Connection EXP
Author: Rood Michael
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882709741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882709741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Pagan Christianity?
Author: Frank Viola
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414341652
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we “dress up” for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, and choirs? This ground-breaking book, now in affordable softcover, makes an unsettling proposal: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence and extensive footnotes that document the origins of modern Christian church practices. In the process, the authors uncover the problems that emerge when the church functions more like a business organization than the living organism it was created to be. As you reconsider Christ's revolutionary plan for his church—to be the head of a fully functioning body in which all believers play an active role—you'll be challenged to decide whether you can ever do church the same way again.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414341652
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we “dress up” for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, and choirs? This ground-breaking book, now in affordable softcover, makes an unsettling proposal: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence and extensive footnotes that document the origins of modern Christian church practices. In the process, the authors uncover the problems that emerge when the church functions more like a business organization than the living organism it was created to be. As you reconsider Christ's revolutionary plan for his church—to be the head of a fully functioning body in which all believers play an active role—you'll be challenged to decide whether you can ever do church the same way again.
Pagan Christian Connection Exposed
Author: Michael Rood
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 1458797651
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
What can a Jewish Scholar and theologian teach a Christian about Christianity? Plenty! Michael Rood proves God's power w/ hold in your hand evidence. He explodes the long held Christian traditions of Christmas, Easter, and Lent. He uses the Bible to lead us back to irrefutable truths from the Word of God. Referred to as "A Rood...
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 1458797651
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
What can a Jewish Scholar and theologian teach a Christian about Christianity? Plenty! Michael Rood proves God's power w/ hold in your hand evidence. He explodes the long held Christian traditions of Christmas, Easter, and Lent. He uses the Bible to lead us back to irrefutable truths from the Word of God. Referred to as "A Rood...
The Pagan-Christian Connection Exposed
Author: Michael Rood
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
ISBN: 9781459657120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What can a Jewish scholar and theologian teach a Christian about Christianity? Plenty! Michael Rood proves God's power with hold - in - your - hand evidence. He explodes long - held Christian traditions and skillfully uses the bible to lead us back to irrefutable truths from the Word of God. In Book 1: Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited, what appeared to be distant, non - descript rock formations in the middle of the sun - parched Israeli desert turn out to be the ashen remains of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah - still standing and covered with millions of chunks of brimstone! Join Rood on the shore of the Dead Sea, where the quest for these ancient cities begins. In Book 2: Truth vs. Tradition: The Heavyweight Battle of the Ages, traditions can blind us from the truth and cause us to wander in the myopic fog of man - made religion for an entire lifetime. Join Rood on a journey ''out of Babylon'' and away from its pagan traditions to uncover long - lost truths preserved in the Bible. The reader is invited to leave behind his modern, western Gentile mentality behind as Rood explores Scriptures from a Hebrew perspective. This is the paradigm shift for which readers have been waiting their entire lifetimes.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
ISBN: 9781459657120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What can a Jewish scholar and theologian teach a Christian about Christianity? Plenty! Michael Rood proves God's power with hold - in - your - hand evidence. He explodes long - held Christian traditions and skillfully uses the bible to lead us back to irrefutable truths from the Word of God. In Book 1: Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited, what appeared to be distant, non - descript rock formations in the middle of the sun - parched Israeli desert turn out to be the ashen remains of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah - still standing and covered with millions of chunks of brimstone! Join Rood on the shore of the Dead Sea, where the quest for these ancient cities begins. In Book 2: Truth vs. Tradition: The Heavyweight Battle of the Ages, traditions can blind us from the truth and cause us to wander in the myopic fog of man - made religion for an entire lifetime. Join Rood on a journey ''out of Babylon'' and away from its pagan traditions to uncover long - lost truths preserved in the Bible. The reader is invited to leave behind his modern, western Gentile mentality behind as Rood explores Scriptures from a Hebrew perspective. This is the paradigm shift for which readers have been waiting their entire lifetimes.
On Global Wizardry
Author: Peter Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974689517
Category : Animism
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"This edited compendium of a 2008 think tank contains the work of eighteen authors. Edited by Peter Jones, On Global Wizardry examines pagan spiritual techniques from Brazil, Canada, China, Africa, the US, and from the ancient Gnostics and Canaanites. These diverse practices are all tied to the same religion: One-ism - the worship of creation as a self-contained divine being. Christianity is the only other religion: Two-ism, which worships the Creator, Redeemer and Consummator, distinct from his creation, but reconciled to it through the cross of Jesus Christ. Even in the church, this essential distinction is not always understood. This book will train you to recognize pagan worship techniques found in films, books, magazines, therapeutic approaches or methods even your Christian friends or church leaders may suggest for getting close to God. When you've finished this book, you will better understand your culture, your faith and your God" -- Amazon.com.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974689517
Category : Animism
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"This edited compendium of a 2008 think tank contains the work of eighteen authors. Edited by Peter Jones, On Global Wizardry examines pagan spiritual techniques from Brazil, Canada, China, Africa, the US, and from the ancient Gnostics and Canaanites. These diverse practices are all tied to the same religion: One-ism - the worship of creation as a self-contained divine being. Christianity is the only other religion: Two-ism, which worships the Creator, Redeemer and Consummator, distinct from his creation, but reconciled to it through the cross of Jesus Christ. Even in the church, this essential distinction is not always understood. This book will train you to recognize pagan worship techniques found in films, books, magazines, therapeutic approaches or methods even your Christian friends or church leaders may suggest for getting close to God. When you've finished this book, you will better understand your culture, your faith and your God" -- Amazon.com.
Christian Mythology
Author: Philippe Walter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620553694
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620553694
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
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.
The Pagan-Christian Connection Exposed (16pt Large Print Edition)
Author: Michael Rood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369322340
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
What can a Jewish scholar and theologian teach a Christian about Christianity? Plenty! Michael Rood proves God's power with hold - in - your - hand evidence. He explodes long - held Christian traditions and skillfully uses the bible to lead us back to irrefutable truths from the Word of God. In Book 1: Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited, what appeared to be distant, non - descript rock formations in the middle of the sun - parched Israeli desert turn out to be the ashen remains of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah - still standing and covered with millions of chunks of brimstone! Join Rood on the shore of the Dead Sea, where the quest for these ancient cities begins. In Book 2: Truth vs. Tradition: The Heavyweight Battle of the Ages, traditions can blind us from the truth and cause us to wander in the myopic fog of man - made religion for an entire lifetime. Join Rood on a journey ''out of Babylon'' and away from its pagan traditions to uncover long - lost truths preserved in the Bible. The reader is invited to leave behind his modern, western Gentile mentality behind as Rood explores Scriptures from a Hebrew perspective. This is the paradigm shift for which readers have been waiting their entire lifetimes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369322340
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
What can a Jewish scholar and theologian teach a Christian about Christianity? Plenty! Michael Rood proves God's power with hold - in - your - hand evidence. He explodes long - held Christian traditions and skillfully uses the bible to lead us back to irrefutable truths from the Word of God. In Book 1: Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited, what appeared to be distant, non - descript rock formations in the middle of the sun - parched Israeli desert turn out to be the ashen remains of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah - still standing and covered with millions of chunks of brimstone! Join Rood on the shore of the Dead Sea, where the quest for these ancient cities begins. In Book 2: Truth vs. Tradition: The Heavyweight Battle of the Ages, traditions can blind us from the truth and cause us to wander in the myopic fog of man - made religion for an entire lifetime. Join Rood on a journey ''out of Babylon'' and away from its pagan traditions to uncover long - lost truths preserved in the Bible. The reader is invited to leave behind his modern, western Gentile mentality behind as Rood explores Scriptures from a Hebrew perspective. This is the paradigm shift for which readers have been waiting their entire lifetimes.
Diary of a Heretic
Author: Mark Townsend
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1782792724
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In June 2007 Rev. Mark Townsend resigned from his ministry as a priest after his decision to share his story of brokenness and failure with the hierarchy. This book is the irreverent and whimsical, yet honest and gut-wrenching, story of his struggle to hold on to a faith within a world that seemed to be against him. It is a story that brings hope to all those who feel the established Western religious path has lost sight of compassion, grace and the one who could easily have been called ‘Friend of Failures.’ As the author gradually digs himself out of the consequential gutter the reader will discover that all such failures can be redeemed and may even produce glittering nuggets of gold. More importantly, the reader will begin to see that his or her own failure can also lead to real moments of magic - so long as it is not repressed but accepted. A major underlying theme of the whole diary is the notion that real magic does exist, and that the magical traditions such as Druidry can be a major blessing for those who crave for something more. ,
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1782792724
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In June 2007 Rev. Mark Townsend resigned from his ministry as a priest after his decision to share his story of brokenness and failure with the hierarchy. This book is the irreverent and whimsical, yet honest and gut-wrenching, story of his struggle to hold on to a faith within a world that seemed to be against him. It is a story that brings hope to all those who feel the established Western religious path has lost sight of compassion, grace and the one who could easily have been called ‘Friend of Failures.’ As the author gradually digs himself out of the consequential gutter the reader will discover that all such failures can be redeemed and may even produce glittering nuggets of gold. More importantly, the reader will begin to see that his or her own failure can also lead to real moments of magic - so long as it is not repressed but accepted. A major underlying theme of the whole diary is the notion that real magic does exist, and that the magical traditions such as Druidry can be a major blessing for those who crave for something more. ,
The Methodist Experience in America Volume 2
Author: Russell E. Richey
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426764294
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 727
Book Description
Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses. From a Sunday school teacher's account of a typical Sunday morning to letters from presidents, from architects' opinions for and against the Akron Plan to impassioned speeches demanding full rights for African Americans, women, homosexuals, and laity in the Church, this riveting collection of documents will interest scholars, clergy, and laity alike. This Sourcebook, part of the two-volume set The Methodist Experience in America, contains documents from between 1760 and 1998 pertaining to the movements constitutive of American United Methodism. The editors identify over two hundred documents by date, primary agent, and central theme or important action. The documents are organized on a strictly chronological basis, by the date of the significant action in the excerpt. Charts, graphs, timelines, and graphics are also included. The Sourcebook has been constructed to be used with the Narrative volume in which the interpretation of individual documents, discussions of context, details about events and individuals, and treatment of the larger developments can be found.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426764294
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 727
Book Description
Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses. From a Sunday school teacher's account of a typical Sunday morning to letters from presidents, from architects' opinions for and against the Akron Plan to impassioned speeches demanding full rights for African Americans, women, homosexuals, and laity in the Church, this riveting collection of documents will interest scholars, clergy, and laity alike. This Sourcebook, part of the two-volume set The Methodist Experience in America, contains documents from between 1760 and 1998 pertaining to the movements constitutive of American United Methodism. The editors identify over two hundred documents by date, primary agent, and central theme or important action. The documents are organized on a strictly chronological basis, by the date of the significant action in the excerpt. Charts, graphs, timelines, and graphics are also included. The Sourcebook has been constructed to be used with the Narrative volume in which the interpretation of individual documents, discussions of context, details about events and individuals, and treatment of the larger developments can be found.