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The God of All Comfort is an inspiring manual of faith by Hannah
Whitall Smith, who was one of the leading authors of Christian
advice in the late nineteenth century. Smith, having lived and
witnessed a life of supreme faith to God, writes her account of the
principles of the Lord and Jesus Christ. Her aim is to inspire
Christians who may be doubting their faith, as well as those who
need guidance through crises or struggles in life. With a close
reading of the Bible, Whitall Smith is able to demonstrate the
sublime comfort and serenity which the Lord God can dispense
through His love. Blessed with a gift for words and eloquent turns
of phrase, Hannah Whitall Smith places both her faith and her
affinity for language front and center in this book. For many years
this book has been consulted as a sublime manual of true Christian
advice, notable for the greathearted way in which lessons on how to
live and take joy as a follower of God are dispensed.
This major work comprises a comprehensive study of Eastern and
Western esoteric streams and the occult powers that stand behind
them. In Part 1 Prokofieff discusses the spiritual movement of Agni
Yoga, presented to the world by Helena Roerich and her husband, the
painter Nicholas Roerich. Part 2 focuses on the teachings developed
by Alice Bailey, whilst Part 3 considers the relationship between
Eastern and Western spiritual masters and the occult streams they
represent. The first two Parts of the book give descriptions of
both the Roerichs' and Alice Bailey's philosophy, based on their
own perspective, together with anthroposophical commentaries that
give an understanding of these two streams in the light of modern
Christian esotericism. As Prokofieff points out, both the Roerichs
and Bailey were convinced that the occult teachers who inspired
them were the same as those referred to by the founder of
Theosophy, Helena Blavatsky. Part 3 deals directly with the mystery
of the Eastern teachers, or mahatmas, and their relationship to
Christian esotericism. On the basis of extensive research,
Prokofieff comes to the startling conclusion that the occultists
whom both the Roerichs and Alice Bailey named as their leaders
actually have nothing in common with Blavatsky's Eastern mahatmas.
In Prokofieff's words: 'Hence...one has to do not with the Eastern
mahatmas but with quite different occultists who had illicitly
appropriated their names and then tried - while deliberately
misleading their followers - to attain their highly dubious occult
political aims with the help of the occult movements which had
already been initiated.' Prokofieff argues that this appropriation
led to a distortion of the age-old Eastern philosophies, giving
them an anti-Christian character, and led to phenomena such as
'occult materialism', insidious political goals, and prophecies of
a physically incarnating 'Messiah'. Previously available only in
German as three separate books, with just an early version of Part
1 published in English, this long-awaited translation of
Prokofieff's incisive study offers a fine schooling in discernment,
judgement and spiritual insight.
Lloyd Geering forces us to respond to, rethink, and reinterpret
Christian origins, institutions, and beliefs. He demands that we
begin from a position of informed knowledge that includes a central
engagement with science, religion, and scholarship. Geering came to
prominence in an age when religion seemed to be losing its
relevance. How do we explain his move from accused heretic to New
Zealand's foremost public intellectual? Through interviews,
expansive notes, and an excellent introduction, Michael Grimshaw
guides us through the life and times of Lloyd Geering.
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