Feminist, historian, and radical religious scholar Uta Ranke-Heinemann caused a media sensation and sent shock waves through the Catholic world with her first international bestseller. Here she continues her showdown with the Church. Ranke-Heinemann reveals that ecclesiastical Christianity took the very human revolutionary prophet Jesus and converted him into a mythical God, surrounding him with the kinds of legendary stories and superhuman features associated with the pagan gods of the time. These "fairy tales for the Kingdom" were changed from effective teaching stories into doctrines to which a paternalistic Church demanded absolute allegiance. In the course of her investigation, she examines all the fundamentals of Christian belief: Christmas, the miracles, Good Friday, Easter, the Ascension, and more. Already a breakaway bestseller in Europe, Putting Away Childish Things challenges the basic assumptions of conventional Christianity and opens up a new vision of Christian faith, grounded in critical thinking, historical realism, and allegiance to Jesus' real message of freedom and hope.
Categories:
- Religion & Spirituality
- Religious Studies
- Theology
- Religious Studies
Publisher : HarperSanFrancisco
Author : Uta Ranke-Heinemann;Peter Heinegg
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1994-07-11
Number Of Pages : 304
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0060668474
ISBN-13 : 9780060668471
Item weight : 1.01 lb
Dimensions : 0.94 in x 6.14 in x 9.13 in
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