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The Christian Mythology by Ethel Brigham Leatherbee read by Louise J. Belle | Full Audio Book

The Christian Mythology by Ethel Brigham Leatherbee (1878 - 1955) Genre(s): Christianity - Commentary Read by: Louise J. Belle in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:07:38 - 01 - The Virgin Birth 00:32:02 - 02 - Pagan Parallels 00:56:58 - 03 - Spurious Relics 01:04:20 - 04 - Trial and Execution Myths 01:20:18 - 05 - Distorted ''Prophecies'' 01:27:42 - 06 - The Resurrection 01:52:34 - 07 - Miracles 02:14:06 - 08 - Atonement and Salvation by Faith 02:27:40 - 09 - The Trinity -- Mariolatry 02:48:28 - 10 - Saints -- Good and Evil Spirits 03:24:07 - 11 - Religious Holidays and Rites 03:46:35 - 12 - The Eucharist 03:56:17 - 13 - Spread of Christianity '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] More information: https://librivox.org/the-christian-my... LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)