Pagans and Christians - The Personal Spiritual Experience

Pagans and Christians The Personal Spiritual Experience by Gus diZerega.

Here you will find a penetrating and illuminating comparison, showing that neither path has the single correct approach to the Divine. Rather, either or both can be authentic and legitimate expressions of the appreciation of the Ultimate Source of All.

Although Christianity is still a major religious force, there are growing numbers of people in other faiths, including the various Pagan traditions. Some Christians have responded to this trend with fear and derision, while some Pagans have reacted to that fear with anger and mistrust.

Much of the problem is due to misunderstandings and lack of communication. This can change with Gus diZerega's Pagans & Christians. Here you will find a penetrating and illuminating comparison, showing that neither path has the single correct approach to the Divine. Rather, either or both can be authentic and legitimate expressions of the appreciation of the Ultimate Source of All.

Pagans and Christians is an ideal way to help bridge what at time seems a wide chasm between Christian and Pagan beliefs. By sharing core ideas of both paths, this book provides a way to give deeper mutual understanding and unity among the religions of the world.

Although Pagans & Christians accepts both paths as valid, the book provides a more in-depth explanation of Paganism the minority religion because in some ways, Paganism demands a greater defense and explanation of its beliefs and ideas to dispel misunderstandings. The author is a Third Degree Gardenerian Elder and in Pagans and Christians has presented nothing less than a brilliant defense of Paganism, clearly showing how it should stand beside all of the major religions of the world as an equal.

As part of this defense, diZerega gives a listing of biblical contradictions and Christian philosophical difficulties which can help any Pagan responding to a negative attack, and will help any Christian to view his or her religion as a way, not the way.

Winner of the 2001 Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) Award for Best Non-fiction Book

In modern society there is plenty which seems to take us away from our spiritual paths. Perhaps the last thing we need is to disagree with another simply because his or her chosen path is not ours. That is why I feel Pagans & Christians by Gus diZerega is such an important book.

In Pagans & Christians you will find a remarkable feat: a book that is both lively and entertaining as well as scholarly and eloquent. The author's analysis of Christianity and Paganism offers, for the first time, a true basis for interreligious discussion. The more we talk and share, the more we will understand each other and be able to live in peace.

Within these pages you will find a clear picture of what Paganism really is; what its real roots are. The practices and beliefs of the modern Pagan are presented as they contrast and harmonize with those of their Christian counterparts. You will discover how Pagans relate to the Divine, and why Nature plays such a central role in their faith. The book explains what Pagans believe about evil, suffering, and the
devil.

You may be Christian, Pagan, or of any other spiritual path. Whatever you choose to believe, if you take to heart the commandment "Love one another," Pagans & Christians will help you clear away the roadblocks of fear and misunderstanding.

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