- ISBN13: 9781585422531
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Unavailable for several years, Lost Christianity is a profound reexamination of the essence of Christian thought and faith. Philosopher and bestselling author Jacob Needleman has sought out the ancient texts and modern practitioners of essential Christianity, whose message speaks directly to contemporary seekers…. More >>
#1 by John F. Kennedy on April 15, 2010 - 1:48 am
Consistently amazed at the quality, as described, and the prices. Amazed twice with each order! Thank You!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Clint Kempster on April 15, 2010 - 4:03 am
Lost is what you often feel churchianity is, and if you’ve been there.. and you opened you eyes.. you felt it.. but you also felt something deeper, and truer.. pulling you…. prodding you.. saying, “don’t give up”.. like a tomb that Jesus never resurrected from, at least here.. deep beneath the surface.. it took the Needle in the haystack to find it.. Jacob talks of a more inclusive faith.. one that reaches out, instead of slaps… and ihe does it by telling a simple story interspersed with fact and commentary.. and inspires me to find the courage to find what it might mean to actually be a christian
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Michael Macpherson on April 15, 2010 - 4:56 am
I first read Jacob Needleman’s Lost Christianity 24 years ago when I was an undergrad. Then I was captivated by the mersteriousness of Father Sylvan and the secret manuscript. I gave the book away in 1988 and as the years went by I forget the title, although I remembered that it had to do with esoteric Christianity. Recently I saw the name jacob Needleman in a search for a work on Gurdjieff and I found the lost book on Lost Christianity. I am now reading it again after 24 years and seeing the deep understanding in the book. Professor Needleman has written a very important work. It drives to the heart of prayer, self understanding, and why we need to get away from ego. Get this book and read it every 25 years.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Carlene Crisp on April 15, 2010 - 7:31 am
Dr. Needleman presents ideas and truths for anyone who has given up on current, organized religion. His presentation is a compassionate view of the struggle of many to find the meaning for life that seems and is hidden in the story of Christ. Needleman presents from his experience and people he has known understandings for many “lost” truths which the searching person has had questions about.
Language and cultures change over time, so that the original truth becomes overlaid with rituals and practices without meaning. The churches are like all human organizations developed by human processes giving in to the politics of power and greed of leaders, those at the top and misguided persons who think they are doing God’s work by gathering converts without having one thought of the necessity for change in themselves.
This is a very useful book for any person who wishes to become real and more than a victim of modern life.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Robert L. Rose on April 15, 2010 - 10:09 am
This book, together with Elaine Pagels’ The Gnostic Gospels and several of Jung’s writings on the transformation of consciousness, helped me to begin the work of personal integration which is at the heart of the Gospel, a work which continues to this day.
Rating: 5 / 5