The Christian Mythology
Ethel Brigham Leatherbee
Lu par 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)
Chapitres
| Preface | 7:38 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| The Virgin Birth | 24:23 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Pagan Parallels | 24:56 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Spurious Relics | 7:22 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Trial and Execution Myths | 15:56 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Distorted ''Prophecies'' | 7:23 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| The Resurrection | 24:51 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Miracles | 21:32 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Atonement and Salvation by Faith | 13:32 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| The Trinity -- Mariolatry | 20:47 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Saints -- Good and Evil Spirits | 35:39 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Religious Holidays and Rites | 22:28 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| The Eucharist | 9:41 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |
| Spread of Christianity | 23:32 | Lu par Louise J. Belle |