Reincarnation in Christianity: A New Vision of the Role of Rebirth in Christian Thought

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Quest Books, 09.03.1990 - 200 Seiten
In this exciting landmark work, MacGregor delves into the annals of Christian history to demonstrate that Christian doctrine and reincarnation are not mutually exclusive belief systems.
 

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The Universal Appeal of Reincarnation
1
Is Reincarnation Compatible With Christian Faith? 121
14
Some Interpretative Considerations
27
Reincarnation in Jewish Christian and Islamic Thought
42
The Attack on Origen
48
Reincarnation in Western Literature
63
Which is the Self?
70
Philosophical and Scientific Objections
76
Reincarnation as Purgatory
99
Moral Evolution
109
Salvation Providence and Grace
117
Consequences for Marriage and Other Relationships
133
Communication with the Departed
141
Reincarnation and the War Between Mysticism and Faith
148
Bibliography
175
Index
187

Afterlife in the New Testament
89
Urheberrecht

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Dr. Geddes MacGregor, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California, was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a recipient of the California Literature Award. He came to the United States in 1949 as the first holder of the Rufus Jones Chair in Philosophy and Religion at Bryn Mawr. Dr. MacGregor was the author of over twenty books.

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TitelReincarnation in Christianity: A New Vision of the Role of Rebirth in Christian Thought
Quest books
Sterling point books
Autor/inGeddes MacGregor
VerlagQuest Books, 1990
ISBN0835605019, 9780835605014
Länge200 Seiten
  
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