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12. CHRISTIANITY

PREPARATION BOOK: The Spirit of Truth, chapter 66, With yourself; chapter 94, Truth and belief

Specific Objectives

Clarify that the christian message of Jesus’s teachings is universal, complete and according to the accomplishment of the Spirit of all evolutionary levels. Spiritist Doctrine not only legitimates those contents but also brings them to the light free from  mythical language.

Christianity 

Bibliography 1

The Great Religions – Félicien Challaye

Paul and Stephen – Emmanuel / F.C. Xavier (selected texts)

The Consoler – Emmanuel / F.C. Xavier

GAS, SB, G

Christianity and Spiritualism – Léon Denis

After Death – Léon Denis

Evolution in Two Worlds – André Luiz Spirit / F.C.Xavier

The Mystery of the Good and Evil – J.H.Pires

 

Recommended Bibliography

Monotheistic Religions, a short introduction – Jeannine Siat (Jorge Zahar Editor).

The Moral World of the First Christians – Wayne A. Meeks

From Apostles to Bishops – Pinheiro Martins;

The Corner of Stone – Wallace L. Rodrigues;

Caesar and Christ – Will Durant;

The Life of Jesus – Ernest Renan;

Bibliography 2

G, SB, GAS, WS

On the Way to the Light – Emmanuel/F.C.Xavier

 

Spirit and Time – J.H.Pires – Part III, Chapter IV – Religion in Spirit and Truth

The Mystery of the Good and the Evil – J.H.Pires

 

Recommended Bibliography

Christianity, the Forgotten Message – Hermínio C. Miranda

The Meaning of Life – J.Herculao Pires

 

Interactive Activities

 

Debate at the end of each class about what was learned

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