Theos-Talk Archives (March 2006 Message tt01241)

Dear Vince,

I'm glad to know that you did not throw out the baby with the bath 
water.  There is a lot of value in the Biblical texts, but they have to 
to be read from perspectives other than traditional theology. In our own 
study group, we are into our second year of seminars on the historical 
origins of Christianity. We began with the classical Roman, Greek and 
Egyptian religions, philosophical schools and cultures (we already put 
three years into the origins of Judaism and Kaballah).  Now we are 
looking at both the canonical  and the gnostic texts in light of the 
prevailing beliefs of the time. What we discovered turns everything one 
ever learned in Sunday school on its head.  We will be ending the class 
with an historical overview on Christianity's progress from the 1st to 
the 6th centuries.  Keep up your reading.

Best
Jerry





Vincent Blazina wrote:

> Jerry:
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>  I've pretty much made a separation from the Christian groups, insofar as they have deemed me to be a bit too sinful for them, due to my metaphysical interests.  I still read the Bible quite a bit, even though some Christians have told me that I have no business doing so, if I am not strictly aligned with their own belief systems.
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>  Vince
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> Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@charter.net> wrote:
>  Dear Vince,
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> I understand what you are going through with the Christian communities 
> out there. We live in a very conservative town in California where most 
> of the churches are evangelical in nature. But we have found lots of 
> individuals within the community who have been quietly looking for the 
> kind of study we offer. It sounds like you already have developed close 
> ties with those church groups over the years. Some may try to make it 
> difficult for you to separate from them. I will be very interested in 
> learning how your situation progresses.
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> Best
> Jerry
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> > Hi there, I'm Vince and I am new to the group. I have recently been 
> > attending the Theosophical Society of Wheaton, Illinois for the past 
> > month, and have been enjoying the various teachings and discussions 
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> > My life has been rich with metaphysical experiences, but the 
> > Christian Fundamentalist churches that I had previously attended for 
> > twenty years got very judgmental towards me when I might venture to 
> > reference them. I also began finding many inconsistencies with the 
> > way that many Christians were representing the Bible, and my 
> > questions about Christianity were often deemed dangerous to people's 
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> > I am looking for a place in the Theosophical Society wherein I may 
> > potentially freely discuss metaphysical issues as they directly 
> > pertain to my life, with people who are more open to such 
> > discussions. I am very well read with the Bible, although my 
> > interpretations of it are more metaphysical versus orthodox.
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> > I look forward to constuctive discussion with the people here, and 
> > would like to learn more about the Theosophical Society and it's 
> > perspectives, insofar as many of them are brand new to me.
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> > Thank you,
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