| A Rebirth for Christianity Contributor(s): Kuhn, Alvin Boyd (Author), Hoeller, Stephan A. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0835608387 ISBN-13: 9780835608381 Publisher: Quest Books (IL) OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2005 Annotation: Riviving a spiritual vision of transformative power, this seminal work interprets Jesus symbolically instead of historically. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Theosophy - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 299.934 |
| LCCN: 2004060132 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.62" W x 8.54" (0.83 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - New Age |
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| Publisher Description: The search to uncover the hidden origins of Christianity and discover its true message has become a current topic of fascination for many readers. People are eager to know the truths behind the biblical legends and the mysteries that created Christian rites, ceremonies, and codes of behavior. Kuhn argues that the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity do not portray historical truths, but symbolic and mystical metaphors. The spiritual truth encoded in scripture, says Kuhn, is far more important than its literal narrative. Kuhn's research provides a clear understanding of the allegorical interpretations of the scriptures and their significance to a deeper, more profound Christianity. He traces the historical and philosophical origins of Christian thought to illustrate that Jesus was one of many incarnations of an enduring archetype that has surfaced in many religions. In fact, those who wrote the scriptures may have never even intended the focus to be on Jesus, the man. Moreover, Kuhn investigates the problems (psychological, spiritual, and otherwise) that result from a purely historical interpretation of Jesus. In doing so, Kuhn reclaims the mystical power at the core of Christianity's message, which has to do with the birth of the inner Christ and the emergence of divine consciousness in humanity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoeller, Stephan A.: - Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller is the author of The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead, Freedom: Alchemy for a Voluntary Society, and The Royal Read: A Manual of Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot. He is associate professor of comparative religions at the College of Oriental Studies in Los Angeles, an organization interested in Jungian psychology, the Kabbalah, Tarot, classical Gnosticism, myth, and literature. Born in Hungary, he graduated from the University of Innsbruck in Austria. He resides in Hollywood, California. |