Well well well... it's finally time to write my thesis to graduate with a Master's of Divinity from Nations University. Those of you whom have been around for awhile have seen me progress from a complete basket case with some learning to a basket case that holds together a lot better than in the past with a much better grasp of most things intellectually speaking. Plus I'm receiving medical care now. So all-in-all many of your prayers were answered. I'm still a sick unemployed basket case with serious concerns; however, just to keep it real. But I'm not in the red zone all the time anymore.
Anyways, I've decided to write my 30+ page thesis on the influence (and lack of it) of paganism on the church with a special emphasis on the resurgence of paganism in our times and appropriate ways to address it. The paper will span three periods: the apostolic period and the early church, the medieval period through the renaissance, and the modern period through today.
I have a few resources here but could use more. I welcome any good resource suggestions on this subject.
And don't stop praying for me. I still feel the pangs sometimes of past resentments and failures; current stinking thinking, financial worries, and a couple of bad habits; and there's probably a few other things I need to overcome I'm not aware of that would surface if I began to ask others what my blind spots are. But I don't have dreams of a cheap motel room, a .45, and a bottle of 20 year old Scotch anymore... lol. Now it's more like wishing I could win the lottery... haha. Merry Christmas and peace all around.
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Prayers offered up Age. And good luck with your thesis. Do you plan on sharing it?
Let us proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
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I share all my stuff with you guys. What do you think? I'm going to use it as the basis for a book and make a million? Then what would I have to complain about? No that would never do. Of course I'll share it. Lol..Byblos wrote:Prayers offered up Age. And good luck with your thesis. Do you plan on sharing it?
See if you can find a resource for me out of your library Bylbos. I'm looking for resources.
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The Babylon Connection by Ralph Woodrow should be a good start.ageofknowledge wrote:See if you can find a resource for me out of your library Bylbos. I'm looking for resources.
Let us proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
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Age - are you going to be touching on paganism pre-christ? Perhaps mentioning the contemporaries of the Hebrews, and addressing parts of the documentary hypothesis?
Are you defining paganism in terms of the Abrahamic faiths or in terms or polytheism?
Are you defining paganism in terms of the Abrahamic faiths or in terms or polytheism?
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Only briefly as a lead in. Probably no more than three paragraphs of narrative.touchingcloth wrote:Age - are you going to be touching on paganism pre-christ? Perhaps mentioning the contemporaries of the Hebrews, and addressing parts of the documentary hypothesis?
I'll be addressing paganism within the context of what existed at the time of Christ through to today's neo-pagan revival and it's impact (and lack of impact) on the church.touchingcloth wrote:Are you defining paganism in terms of the Abrahamic faiths or in terms or polytheism?
Obviously 30 or so double spaced pages only allows a fly by presentation but I hope to at least bring together a good introductory summary that allows interested readers with little familiarity on the subject to understand a brief condensed history of what is shaping up to be an important topic for our times.
Thank you for the resource Byblos!
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Another good resource:
The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? (The Student Library) (Paperback)
~ Ronald H. Nash
The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? (The Student Library) (Paperback)
~ Ronald H. Nash
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Pagan Christianity" by Frank Viola and George Barna
Courtesy of Canuck.
Courtesy of Canuck.