Jon Spencer wrote:
> I watched a very learned Lutheran schoolar explain this entire subject (the > Trinity) on TV once, and I felt inclined to write to the school that gave > him his doctor of divinity degree and advise them to retract it. > > It was pure, illogical gibberish, with many hidden (and unproven) > assumptions. As someone who grew up as a Presby and listenned to all that I > could to try to understand the mainstream Christian faith, I can attest to > the inability of anyone I encountered to adequately explain this mythology > or provide any consistent scriptural basis for it. I have searched for a > book which intelligently explains it to no avail. I have found, however, a > book which traces the source of this concept to of all people our old > a2+b2=c2 friend, Pythagoras. The book is called "How Greek Philosophy > Corrupted the Christian Concept of God" by Richard R. Hopkins, and published > by Horizon. I would add a hearty "amen" to your recommendation of this book. I've just dabbled in it here and there when I needed a reference for something, so far, but I do intend to read it from cover to cover. > I believe that it was out of print for a time (Horizon is a > rather small LDS publisher, and I think they just ran out of stock) but I > believe that it is available again. It's not on our store's website, but > I'll check into it if anyone is interested. People in my ward have borrowed > the book from me and want their own copy. > > Jon > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
