Myth Allegory And Gospel

Author : John Warwick Montgomery
Publisher : New Reformation Publications
ISBN 13 : 1945500719
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth, Allegory, and Gospel written by John Warwick Montgomery and published by New Reformation Publications. This book was released on 2018-01-27 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a "fan" of the fantasy books by Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, Charles Williams or Chesterton, then this is a book worth reading. It is a collection of essays by various authorities in literature, myth and theology. A couple of the contributors were acquainted with either Tolkien or Lewis. The central thesis running through this collection of essays is that mythic symbols found in folk-tales and religious rituals, all express a common, fundamental human yearning for healing and a return to a "lost paradise". The essayists draw on insights from religious phenomenology, Jungian analysis, Christian theology and literary interpretation to tease out the potent mythic symbols found in the writings of Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton and Williams. Lewis, Williams and Tolkien were associated with one another as drinking partners in an informal literary club known as The Inklings. The essayists "test" their thesis about the power of myth to reveal our search for meaning through the novels of the Inklings. The essayists take us a step further to consider the Christian world-view that informed and shaped the writings of Tolkien, Lewis, Williams and Chesterton. Although a couple of the essays are slightly "dated", anyone interested in fantasy literature would find the thesis very absorbing. It should be useful not merely to students of English literature but also to the general reader who might like to know more about the backdrop to The Lord of the Rings, Narnia, etc. Certainly a book to add to your list for reading if you enjoyed the novels!

Author : Edmund Fuller
Publisher : Bethany Fellowship
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth, Allegory, and Gospel written by Edmund Fuller and published by Bethany Fellowship. This book was released on 1974 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a "fan" of the fantasy books by Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, Charles Williams or Chesterton, then this is a book worth reading. It is a collection of essays by various authorities in literature, myth and theology. A couple of the contributors were acquainted with either Tolkien or Lewis. The central thesis running through this collection of essays is that mythic symbols found in folk-tales and religious rituals, all express a common, fundamental human yearning for healing and a return to a "lost paradise". The essayists draw on insights from religious phenomenology, Jungian analysis, Christian theology and literary interpretation to tease out the potent mythic symbols found in the writings of Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton and Williams. Lewis, Williams and Tolkien were associated with one another as drinking partners in an informal literary club known as The Inklings. The essayists "test" their thesis about the power of myth to reveal our search for meaning through the novels of the Inklings. The essayists take us a step further to consider the Christian world-view that informed and shaped the writings of Tolkien, Lewis, Williams and Chesterton. Although a couple of the essays are slightly "dated", any one interested in fantasy literature would find the thesis very absorbing. It should be useful not merely to students of english literature but also to the general reader who might like to know more about the backdrop to The Lord of the Rings, Narnia, etc. Certainly a book to add to your list for reading if you enjoyed the novels!

Author : Edmund Fuller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781885914033
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth, Allegory and Gospel written by Edmund Fuller and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edmund Fuller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780871233578
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth allegory and gospel written by Edmund Fuller and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edmund Fuller
Publisher : Canadian Institute for Law, Theology, and Public Policy Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781896363110
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth, Allegory, and Gospel written by Edmund Fuller and published by Canadian Institute for Law, Theology, and Public Policy Incorporated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herbert Cutner
Publisher : Health Research Books
ISBN 13 : 9780787302351
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jesus: God, Man, Or Myth? written by Herbert Cutner and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1950 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Some Preliminary Considerations; Christian Evidences; the Witness of Paul; the Cross; the Mother of God; Jesus and the Witness of the Jews; the Pagan Witnesses; some Sources of the Jesus Myth; Pagan Saviors; Christianity and Allegory;.

Author : James W. Menzies
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630874620
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Myth written by James W. Menzies and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each generation asks in its own way, "What does it mean to be human?" In True Myth, James Menzies addresses this question by exploring myth and religion in the thinking of mythologist Joseph Campbell and Oxford don C. S. Lewis. Joseph Campbell understood Christianity as comprised of mythical themes similar to those in other religious and secular myths. Admitting that certain portions of the biblical record are historical, he taught the theological and miraculous aspects as symbolic, as stories in which the reader discovers what it means to be human today. C. S. Lewis defined Christianity, and being truly human, as a relationship between the personal Creator and his creation mediated through faith in his son, Jesus Christ. In contrast to Campbell, Lewis took the theological and miraculous literally. Although Lewis understood how one could see symbolism and lessons for life in miraculous events, he believed they were more than symbolic and indeed took place in human history. Not only does Menzies consider the ways Campbell and Lewis utilize myth in answering the question for their generation, but he also probes the influence and presence of myth in philosophy, media, ethics, history, literature, art, music, and religion in a contemporary context, thus helping readers consider answers for their own age.

Author : Michael T. Jahosky
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725263149
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Good News of the Return of the King written by Michael T. Jahosky and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many people today reject Christianity for intellectual reasons, greater numbers of people are rejecting Christianity because it does not engage their imagination. Christians must not only demonstrate that the Christian worldview is true, but that it is also good, beautiful, and relevant. The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-earth is a book that endeavors to show the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and the biblical metanarrative by engaging the imagination through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, as well as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. In this book, I propose that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a story about what Jesus' parables are about: the good news about the return of the king. As a work of imaginative fiction similar to Jesus' parables, The Lord of the Rings can bypass both intellectual and imaginative objections to the gospel and pull back the "veil of familiarity" that obscures the gospel for many.

Author : Mark E. Laxer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963810809
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Monkey Bible written by Mark E. Laxer and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Includes The line, a companion music CD by Eric Maring"--Jacket.

Author : Bill Darlison
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 146830478X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gospel & the Zodiac written by Bill Darlison and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Darlison elucidates the zodiac’s significant place in the Gospels, most specifically in the Book of Mark . . . An intriguing leap into faith” (Kirkus Reviews). For millennia the world has been driven by the differences between the great patriarchal religions. Western civilization—or Christendom, as it was once called—received its values and its confidence from a belief in God, the Father, and Jesus, his only son. But what if this conviction were founded on an error? Who is the man in the factually inconsistent Gospel stories? And who is the man who makes a brief appearance carrying a jar of water? This extraordinary study by a Unitarian minister suggests that Jesus never existed historically; he was simply a representation of an astrological theology—a representation, simply put, of the zodiac sign of Aquarius. In The Gospel & the Zodiac, Rev. Bill Darlison demonstrates that all the other signs are present too, in perfect zodiacal order. The Gospel story is not the product of historians or eyewitnesses, but an older, mystical text produced by an ancient, esoteric school as a guide to the Age of Pisces. Every bit as revelatory and controversial as it sounds, The Gospel & the Zodiac will shake up the religious status quo, and in doing so, provide both a new look at a religious icon and a deeper understanding of the faith that binds millions together. “Darlison begins by looking at different scholarly approaches to the gospels, then outlines his astrological interpretation logically and lucidly, matching the zodiacal signs to the narrative of Mark.” —Fortean Times