The Christian Mythology
Ethel Brigham Leatherbee
Gelesen von Louise J. Belle
"Knowledge is power, but ignorance is the mother of devotion."
Christianity, like all other religions, came not into the world full-grown, but from the simple conceptions of its early followers became gradually elaborated by the introduction of pagan forms and customs until it supplanted its early rivals and gave its adherents a compact and solid theology not very different from that of its predecessors….
Probably the true source of that human characteristic which is defined as the religious instinct and which is supposed to be an elevating and moral agent, is to be found in the superstition which originated in fear of the unknown….
In our perusal of the subject, we shall first consider the life of Jesus as taught by the Christian church; secondly, the dogmas affecting the source of his power and the results of his influence; and, thirdly, the rites and ceremonies with which his worship is performed.
[from the Preface] (4 hr 19 min)
Kapitel
| Preface | 7:38 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| The Virgin Birth | 24:23 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Pagan Parallels | 24:56 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Spurious Relics | 7:22 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Trial and Execution Myths | 15:56 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Distorted ''Prophecies'' | 7:23 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| The Resurrection | 24:51 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Miracles | 21:32 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Atonement and Salvation by Faith | 13:32 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| The Trinity -- Mariolatry | 20:47 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Saints -- Good and Evil Spirits | 35:39 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Religious Holidays and Rites | 22:28 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| The Eucharist | 9:41 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |
| Spread of Christianity | 23:32 | Gelesen von Louise J. Belle |