A. J. Mattill
Auteur de Luke and the Last Things: A Perspective for the Understanding of Lukan Thought (247p)
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Œuvres de A. J. Mattill
Luke and the Last Things: A Perspective for the Understanding of Lukan Thought (247p) (1979) 9 exemplaires
A Christ for these days: Toward a Unitarian Universalist Christology in the twentieth century (1979) 3 exemplaires
Displaying the decalogue 1 exemplaire
Freethought focus 1 exemplaire
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- Nom canonique
- Mattill, A. J.
- Sexe
- male
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Ingersoll Attacks the Bible par A. J. Mattill
This slim volume is mostly just a compilation pulled from the works of Ingersoll to try and collect in one place his thinking on the Bible. It is a quick read, but for an Ingersollophile, there will be little new.
½
A decent review of the bibical information on Jesus, much of it previously published essays from magazines. It manages to cover a lot of ground, but the writing is only so-so, and the arguments are all presented elsewhere by much stronger writers. Many of his arguments, particularly those against the Golden Rule, are simplistic and weak. He also manages to lapse into sexism on at least one occasion, which was a big red flag.
This booklet by Universal Pantheist Society member A. J. Mattill, Jr. uses the word "pantheistic" only once, yet the author expresses the major components of a pantheist faith very well in this 84 page booklet. In his exploration, he draws upon not only traditional American "Universalist" philosophers but upon such Pantheists as Ernst Haeckel, John Burroughs, and Joseph Wood Krutch.
Mattill confirms for us that "Students of religion tell us that no tribe or people has been discovered anytime, anywhere, or in any culture without any traces of religion." Mattill then sets about the task to fashion a philosophical structure for a human religion, compatible with astronomical, biological, archeological, geological, and scientific realities, which also recognizes that human beings are "by our very nature religious animals". The heart of Mattill's religious scheme is the Fourfold Reverence: Reverence for Truth; Reverence for Beauty; Reverence for Life; and Reverence for the Mystery of the Universe.… (plus d'informations)
Mattill confirms for us that "Students of religion tell us that no tribe or people has been discovered anytime, anywhere, or in any culture without any traces of religion." Mattill then sets about the task to fashion a philosophical structure for a human religion, compatible with astronomical, biological, archeological, geological, and scientific realities, which also recognizes that human beings are "by our very nature religious animals". The heart of Mattill's religious scheme is the Fourfold Reverence: Reverence for Truth; Reverence for Beauty; Reverence for Life; and Reverence for the Mystery of the Universe.… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Membres
- 43
- Popularité
- #352,016
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 3