This post will serve as my last post in Don Richardson’s book, Eternity in Their Hearts. After this, I will deal with Wilhelm Schmidt and others, but I wanted to cover a few people who had laws similar to that of Leviticus. Advertisements
Category: religious studies
Original Monotheism: Karen
No, not the poor secretary at your dentist’s office. Today’s support of original monotheism comes from the Karen people of Rangoon. Their story draws startling comparisons to Adam and Eve.
Original Monotheism: The Mbaka
Following a post on the missiological aspects of orginal monotheism, I now look at a more specific theology: that of redemptive lore. Richardson changes our perspective on “perversions” of the gospel into something more suitable for doing missions.
Original Monotheism: The Sky-God Speaks
My last post dealt with more anecdotal evidence of the existence of a sky-god easily identifiable with the Triune God of the Bible. This post will step back a bit to identify the theology of Richardson in Eternity of their Hearts by examining his view of supernatural revelation, even today.
Original Montheism as Foundational
I continue my series on establishing a basis for original monotheism now by expanding on why it is important to study and examine what original monotheism means for a believer.
The Case for Original Monotheism: Background
For the second post in my series on establishing the likeliness that humanity was originally monotheistic, I thought I would give a bit of background in the discussion.
The Case for Original Monotheism: Incas
In the field of Religious Studies, many have speculated about the growth or the evolution of religion. Some say that human religion started with primalism, evolved into polytheism, which turned into monotheism, which will soon give way to secularism in its entirety. Some would add categories for pantheism or other types of religions, but those… Continue reading The Case for Original Monotheism: Incas
