Book Recommendations?

[turnorburn]

The Book Of Revelation Audio by Leonard Ravenhill

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.sw ... ode=simple

 

[Biblereader]

Biblereader asks for book recommendations; then I see we've gone from that to the Jesuits and Ronald Reagan. :

Hey, it's the end of the day and I needed a little comic relief anyway. :-D

It's still interesting, but, I STILL want a book recommendation. All of you learned scholars in here MUST have a longer list than what you've so far supplied.

 

[Biblereader]

OK, somebody PLEASE tell me the title of a decent, college level book, that
tells all about the superstitions of the 14-17 centuries, in Europe!!


PLEASE!! :infinity: :crazyeyes: :D

 

[turnorburn]

I looked in my library and found this, you wanted a book with good information,
well this book's for you..

http://www.biblebelievers.com/babylon/index.htm

 

[Biblereader]

The notice was issued by the Jesuit General that everything would be in place when they saw this sign. A president being sworn in and facing the Obelisk, which as it turns out is the Washington Monument, Ronald Regan did that as he was sworn in back when he became the president.
When the new Inquisition begins is a mystery, like the second coming of Christ, we don't know.
That information was supplied by a former Jesuit that escaped their clutches, and that's
all I know

Tell more.

 

[Biblereader]

I looked in my library and found this, you wanted a book with good information,
well this book's for you..

http://www.biblebelievers.com/babylon/index.htm

I used to own that book,it's somewhere around here. Thanks for that link, that will help, but,
I STILL WANT A BOOK THAT TELLS ALL ABOUT SUPERSTITIONS OF THE 14-17 centuries.

Like these: If a pregnant woman walks over a grave, her child will die.
A newborn child should not be first laid to the left side, or it will grow up to be clumsy.

A lot of our fairy tales were stuffed with superstitions. I still remember this story being read to me:
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0130.html#bremen

When finished eating a boiled egg, push the spoon through the bottom of the empty shell to let the devil out

In Yorkshire, housewives used to believe that bread would not rise if there was a corpse (dead body) in the vicinity, and to cut off both ends of the loaf would make the Devil fly over the house!

Inhaling a horses breath - cure for whooping cough

Bees were once considered to deliberately sting those who swore in front of them, and also to attack an adulterer or unchaste person.

English schoolchildren believe seeing a white cat on the way to school is sure to bring trouble. To avert bad luck, they must either spit, or turn around completely and make the sign of the cross.

 

[Catholic Crusader]

I looked in my library and found this, you wanted a book with good information,
well this book's for you..

http://www.biblebelievers.com/babylon/index.htm

Oh please turn, not more propoganda that calls my faith Babylon. PLEASE say you did not call that a good book.

 

[stovebolts]

http://www.amazon.com/Church-History-Pl ... 0849938619
$9.99

I realize that this is more of a academic historical account, but it does touch on the superstitions. It also gives great references since it's academic in nature.

Here is a users response to the book. I strongly agree.

When I first purchased this book, I was rather wary. All too often, historians dealing with religion bring along a few spare axes to grind when writing their texts. I was happily surprised by Bruce Shelley's "Church History in Plain Language." It is a clear, reader-friendly overview of the history of Christianity.

Shelley is as fair as can be expected. He approaches history as neutrally as possible while still acknowledging his Protestant background. Instead of trying to fit history into a doctrinal box, Shelley presents facts. Shelley focuses on the key events and personalities that shaped the history of Christianity.

The most appealing thing about "Church History in Plain Language" is its readability. The author's narrative goes a long way in making what could be dry and boring into an engaging story. In some cases, Shelley has made me feel closer to some of his subjects (Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Calvin) in just a few pages than other authors have with whole books.

 

[DavidLee]

http://www.amazon.com/Church-History-Plain-Language-Updated/dp/0849938619
$9.99

I realize that this is more of a academic historical account, but it does touch on the superstitions. It also gives great references since it's academic in nature.

Here is a users response to the book. I strongly agree.

I just added it to my cart. I placed an order this week already so I won't have the book for a couple of weeks at best, but thanks for the post and recommendation.

 

[Catholic Crusader]

Make sure you are fair to yourself and get BOTH sides of the story:

LINK:
http://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Catholic- ... 0761529241
"Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church: A 2,000-Year History "

 

[stovebolts]

Cool! I've really enjoyed it and I hope you do as well. I think he does an excellent Job!

I bought the book at Barnes and Nobel a few years back... and it wasn't $10! :-D

 

[stovebolts]

Make sure you are fair to yourself and get BOTH sides of the story:

LINK:
http://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Catholic- ... 0761529241
"Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church: A 2,000-Year History "

Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

 

[turnorburn]

Ya CC: Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

 

[Biblereader]

http://www.amazon.com/Church-History-Plain-Language-Updated/dp/0849938619
$9.99

I realize that this is more of a academic historical account, but it does touch on the superstitions. It also gives great references since it's academic in nature.

Here is a users response to the book. I strongly agree.

When I first purchased this book, I was rather wary. All too often, historians dealing with religion bring along a few spare axes to grind when writing their texts. I was happily surprised by Bruce Shelley's "Church History in Plain Language." It is a clear, reader-friendly overview of the history of Christianity.

Shelley is as fair as can be expected. He approaches history as neutrally as possible while still acknowledging his Protestant background. Instead of trying to fit history into a doctrinal box, Shelley presents facts. Shelley focuses on the key events and personalities that shaped the history of Christianity.

The most appealing thing about "Church History in Plain Language" is its readability. The author's narrative goes a long way in making what could be dry and boring into an engaging story. In some cases, Shelley has made me feel closer to some of his subjects (Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Calvin) in just a few pages than other authors have with whole books.

HEY! Now, this sounds like a good book.
Thanks! :D

 

[Biblereader]

I looked in my library and found this, you wanted a book with good information,
well this book's for you..

http://www.biblebelievers.com/babylon/index.htm

Oh please turn, not more propoganda that calls my faith Babylon. PLEASE say you did not call that a good book.

Did you read the book?
I look at challenges to my denomination as, just that, challenges. I happen to go to Baptist churches, but, that doesn't mean I'm going to faint if someone tells me rotten things about Baptist history.
(havent heard anything yet, btw : )
Just read The 2 Babylons, and look at it as a history lesson. Hislop did a good job, I think.
Anyways, if ya'll run across any books about superstitions and how the churches dealt with them, PLEASE put the title here.
I just finished most of my "history of the inquisitions", and, he just brushed by the years of accusing people of witches.
I'd like more info on that, in a scholarly fashion, not written by a witch, either.

 

[Biblereader]

StoveBolts, if you liked his style, get some lecture series and books by Thomas F. Madden, or Phillip Daileader.

They make history very interesting. I've listened to hours of their lectures. They're master story tellers, and worth their prices of their materials.

http://www.thomasmadden.org/
http://books.google.com/books?as_auth=T ... onal&hl=en

Daileader:
http://www.wm.edu/history/directory.php?personid=6506
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?ur ... er&x=0&y=0

 

[DavidLee]

Anyways, if ya'll run across any books about superstitions and how the churches dealt with them, PLEASE put the title here.
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I'd like more info on that, in a scholarly fashion, not written by a witch, either.

This subject strikes me as something that might have been the subject of a (doctoral) thesis.
I don't know if there is a way to search for a thesis, but maybe someone else is more informed.
Maybe you could contact one or more of the larger seminaries or universities?

 

[Catholic Crusader]

Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

I also don't assume its going to be accurate either. Assumptions work both ways. It might seem accurtae to you because perhaps your knowledge of Church history in INaccurate. Have you considered that possibility? It might seem as if both sides are told to you because you don't fully KNOW the other side. Have you considered that possibility? How can you judge material when you are not even aware of all the material?

Ya CC: Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

Is there an echo in here?

 

[turnorburn]

Just some technical difficulties CC there working on it :scatter:

Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

I also don't assume its going to be accurate either. Assumptions work both ways. It might seem accurtae to you because perhaps your knowledge of Church history in INaccurate. Have you considered that possibility? It might seem as if both sides are told to you because you don't fully KNOW the other side. Have you considered that possibility? How can you judge material when you are not even aware of all the material?

Ya CC: Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

Is there an echo in here?

 

[Rick W]

an echo in here?

Ya CC: Shelly does give you "Both" sides of the story. Please CC, don't assume that everything that any Protestant writes is bias against the RCC.

:-?

Drat, I thought I had it.

Oops.

wrong wire.