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A Life of Jesus the Christ: From Cosmic Origins to the Second Coming (Edgar Cayce's Widsom for the New Age): Drummond, Richard Henry: 9780062502629: Amazon.com: Books

A Life of Jesus the Christ: From Cosmic Origins to the Second Coming (Edgar Cayce's Widsom for the New Age): Drummond, Richard Henry: 9780062502629: Amazon.com: Books



A Life of Jesus the Christ: From Cosmic Origins to the Second Coming (Edgar Cayce's Widsom for the New Age) 

Paperback – January 1, 1989
by Richard Henry Drummond (Author)
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Uses Cayce's writings to retell the life of Jesus, and speculate on

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; 1st edition (January 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 198 pages

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Drummond, a professor of religion at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, offers theological interpretation of the birth, preparation, and ministry of Jesus, His resurrection and ascension, His abiding presence, and the Second Coming.
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"Drummond's book ... makes available a rich and fascinating account of Christ that should enlarge the horizons of our imagination and thought." -- John B. Cobb, Jr., Ingraham Professor of Theology, School of Theology at Claremont

"This is a milestone book. Because of the author's rigorous historical and theological scholarship, and his sensitive grasp of Christian Faith in today's world, it presents the main body of Cayce's religious thought in a way which makes it available for the first time for serious evaluation by theologians, pastors, and thoughtful lay persons. ... Drummond proceeds, step by step, with the seemingly farseeing Cayce at his side, through each stage of Jesus' life and ministry, passion and resurrection (not forgetting the thorny question of the Second Coming), and creates for the reader a sense of excitement at confronting afresh Magdalen and Nicodemus, Peter and Pilate, the transfiguration and the crucifixion, healings and commissions, until the imagination ignites with a sense of immediacy about the very clothes and conversations of the time. ... It is clearly the one book to read and to share for those who would examine Cayce in the categories and the longings, the hope and commitments which mark mainstream Christian Faith." -- Harmon H. Bro, Ph.D., theologian and psychotherapist
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Richard Henry Drummond, Ph.D., is Professor of Comparative Religions, Emeritus, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary (United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.). He is the author of many articles and four books, A History of Christianity in Japan, Gautama the Buddha, Unto the Churches, and A Broader Vision. The second of these has been translated into Dutch and the third into Japanese. Dr. Drummond was born and reared in California, received his B.A. (with highest honors) and M.A. from U.C.L.A., his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Classics. He took post-doctoral work at Gettysburg Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Tokyo School of the Japanese Language. He served fifteen years in Japan as a field and educational missionary, teaching at Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, and International Christian University. His in-depth studies and personal experiences of both Western and Eastern religious traditions have given him unusual qualifications to work on the growing edge of Christian theology in this pluralistic age.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Are Pr (January 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0876041020
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0876041024
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Best Sellers Rank: #4,918,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent bridge to connect with the beliefs of more traditional Christians
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This book is an excellent introduction to Edgar Cayce for Christians with more traditional beliefs, because it explains how many of Cayce's beliefs were drawn from the literal words of the Bible
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Buddha and the Christ had a much --broader vision--!
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2001
This book sustains a promising essence concealed in a Christian straight-jacket. Its promise kept my attention through the whole work, but its final disappointment only served to remind me why I should not read modern Christian theology.
In that he is "nice" to Buddhism and the Buddha, I commend Richard Henry Drummond, Ph.D. That is, he doesn't take the wide spread Protestant stance that all other religions are worthless or demon-led. In fact, I can quote from pp.217 that "in spite of the distortions of Buddhist monasticism and the failures of popular religion, much if not most of that which has been noble and good in Asian history may be attributed to the influence of the Buddha." In the preface he truthfully forewarns us that,"no one, in academic context or not, operates from a life posture that can be called completely impartial or objective." His Christianity though is a far stance from anything near a fair objectivism. He knows that there is not the mathematical accuracy in regards to Christology that people are impressed with erroneously from John Dominic Crossan, but he begins with the view that we can derive a true outline of Christ's life. (I'm not suggesting that this should be denied, only that biases like this are a framework for his Christian views.) When comparing the lives and workings of the two thaumaturges, I could not believe some of the things that I read. "there is no reason of significance--historical, literary, or scientific-philosophical--to doubt that Jesus did perform mighty works, which we may call miracles, largely as reported in the New Testament accounts." (LAUGH... I suppose there aren't whole books written on that subject alone, namely against such a notion) What really restrains this book from its potential is the cherished 'uniqueness of Jesus.' This begins to play an active role in his analysis of Christ's miraculous resurrection which he in the end uses as a means to elevate Christ over Buddha. pp.150 says that, "I should like to explore the possibility that we have in the case of Jesus of Nazareth what we do not percieve in either Gautama, Zarathustra, or Muhammad; that is, a consciously chosen vicarious-redemptive role." He tries to preserve the seat of his uniqueness where he has the perfect chance to discuss the fascinating miraculous similarities extant betwixt Gautama and Yeshua. I thought without a doubt that he would deal with the alleged water-walking and storm-calming attributed to the Buddha and then the Christ. Not one mention!!! With our refusal to give up Christ's uniqueness, this implies mythical borrowing from the Axial Period. And if he actually did represent a "broader vision" this would be given spiritual attention and explanation. In the philosophies of the Christ and the Buddha, there is juxtaposition of spiritual teachings. He draws the similarities between the 'Kingdom of God' and 'Nirvana,' described as religiously transcendant but realizable in the world, and maintainable beyond. But in the end he seems reluctant to ever actually equate them, not to mention in the end still promulgating "the spirit of sacrifice and mystery of the cross" as our method of salvation, not this relationship with the spirit of the primordial tradition. Accordingly the comparisons are made more so with the Mahayana school than Theravadin, with the concepts of universal salvation.
Drummond's work and juxtaposition is very thorough and comprehensive, but as I have aimed to point out either ignorance or preservation of Jesus' uniqueness caused him to exclude some of the most valuable study between the Buddha and the Christ. I expected that a 'broad vision' comparing two religious leaders would not take the side of one of them, and that is where I was utterly disappointed. I expected the title to imply a "broader vision" than Christianity, that had room to hold Buddhism in equal importance, or even a quasi-Baha'i perspective as Buddha and Christ essentially being one in spirit as manifestations in different settings. But I realized this was not the case on pp.170, "the Christ event is unique; it is also the pivotal, the single most important event of human history."
I am very glad that a Christian author acknowledges the Buddha with high spiritual regard, but one question I would propose to Drummond, "Is he in Hell?"
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Broader Vision : Perspectives on the Buddha and the Christ
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2000
I found this book to be informative and enlightening. I have always wanted to compare these two spiritual leaders and this book as helped me to start my own search. I found the writing easy to read and understand. Some of it was a bit wordy but that was no big deal.
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Islam for the Western Mind: Understanding Muhammad and the KoranIslam for the Western Mind: Understanding M…
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Islam for the Western Mind: Understanding Muhammad and the Koran Paperback – August 17, 2005
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More than a billion people consider themselves Muslim. It is the world's second-largest religion. Yet Western portrayals of the Islamic mind are often flawed. Islam for the Western Mind is an intensive look--from a Christian perspective--at what inspires and motivates Muslims, namely Muhammad and the teaching of the Koran.

Dr. Drummond, an ordained Presbyterian minister and former professor, presents a balanced look at the life and teaching of Islam's founding Prophet, paying detailed attention to the religious and political community that existed during Muhammad's time as well as after his death.

Dr. Drummond also looks at the larger cultural impact of Islam, examining what he calls the lightning-like spread of the new religion across much of the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe, and examines Muhammad's teaching about women, pagans, and Jesus, the Messiah, Son of Mary. He gives detailed attention to the ethical teaching of the Koran. All this is with primary emphasis upon God as Lord of the Worlds, yet merciful and compassionate, and upon prophecy as divine revelation.

Islam for the Western Mind is an essential text for anyone wanting an unbiased look at Muhammad, the Koran, and the religion they inspired.

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Drummond [does] a tremendous job of achieving objectivity while managing to keep information accessible to westerners without any previous knowledge. -- TCM Reviews Newsletter, January 2006
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hampton Roads Publishing (August 17, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 157174424X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1571744241
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Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.73 x 8.14 inches
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Caesar Warrington
5.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Look Into Muslim Theology
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2006
An excellent introduction to the religion of Islam written from a Christian but unbiased perspective.

A linguist and an ordained Presbyterian minister, Dr. Richard Henry Drummond makes an intensive study of the life and influences of Muhammad. Although in his introduction to this book Dr. Drummond does deal with the present socio-political struggles in the Muslim world, and in the final part of the book: "Historical and Theological Evaluation," he discusses post-Muhammad Muslim civilization from the Caliphate up until the dissolution of the Turkish Ottoman Empire after the First World War; he is unlike most other contemporary authors on this subject in that he focuses instead on the theology and ethics Muhammad believed he was delivering to the Arab peoples directly from God. A God which Muhammad stressed was the same God known to the Jews and Christians.

Muhammad never claimed to be creating a new religion. Rather he taught that he was the final prophet in a line extending back to Jesus (Drummond devotes an entire section on the special honor Muhammad paid Jesus, calling Him, "the Word and Spirit of God, born of Mary, the Virgin"), Elijah, Solomon, David, Moses and Aaron, Abraham and Ishmael, Noah and Adam.

Whereas Dr. Drummond notes the long presence of Jewish and Christian communities in the Arabian Peninsula and the probable influence on a young Muhammad by proto-monotheists known as 'hanifs' who preached in the Hijaz, he stresses what made Muhammad's teachings and the Quran special was its demands for justice for the poor and the outcast, women and orphans (Muhammad was himself an orphan). For example, Muhammad didn't merely preach charity, he made it an obligatory method of worship. Drummond also remarks on the importance and virtue Muhammad found in 'gratitude.' He taught humility and appreciation as reciprocal to the compassion of God and man.

Also given in detail is Muslim eschatology. Muhammad put much stress upon the belief and expectation of the Last Day when each and every man and woman shall be brought before God to answer for his or her own life only. Again, what made Muhammad's message different from either the Judaism or Christianity of that time was in his teaching that all who believe in the One God are open to salvation on that Last Day.

Richard Henry Drummond's ISLAM FOR THE WESTERN MIND should be considered required reading for anyone wanting to learn about this fascinating religion and its phenomenal founder.
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Abdullah K. Al Tuwaiya
4.0 out of 5 stars Positive book_The western mind reintroduced to Islam
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2005
Very few those books written by westerners today that have a fair inside look at Islam. One of those few books is this one. the writer seems to be very well versed in the Islamic culture

and the Quran. The very apparent difference between this book and others for those who read in the Islamic matter is that the book highlights the experience of spiritual Islam. The book refrains from introducing Islam as a fixed radical mind, an image dominates the western media and mind to the extent that Islam and Muslims are reduced only to violence and enemies of modernity.

The book although highly researched in its subject, still at some point lacks clarity and understanding beyond the surface. In the book we find the writer describes Sufism as a movement, while it is something totally different from what the word "movement" might denote or connote. Sufism is a spiritual exegesis in Islamic history that has influenced the way Quran was dealt with, and thus how the Sufism way of looking at the universe was formed. It suffices here to say that Ibn Arabi, a great Muslim Sufi has concluded his spiritual experience with what he calls comprehensive love that is able to embrace all people regardless of anything such as race, religion or any kind of belief.

This book is certainly worth reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2006
I have known the author and find that all of his writings have a great sense of being able to escape from the pettiness that so often affects religious writings. Muhammad never claimed he was a son of god and in Islamthere is no such thing as original sin, so why have to die on a cross? This is a good read for anyone REALLY wanting to obtain a better understanding of some of the current world events.
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