Reincarnation: The Missing Link In Christianity

I've just finished reading Elizabeth Prophet's book on reincarnation, which proposes that this is a teaching that's compatible with Christianity. As for myself, given the fact that I find reincarnation the only reasonable explanation for the horrific human hardships and the awesomely great variances in people's opportunities and circumstances, I approached Prophet's book from a positive and supportive stance. Nevertheless, I do regard her efforts to support reincarnation as a faith taught by Jesus of Nazareth and many of his disciples to be a bit disingenuous, or at the least not highly supported by the evidence. Yet, I believe that the author had strong evidence in favor of her contention that the Christian scholar and mystic, Origen, did believe in some form of preexistence of the human soul, or a form of reincarnation. Also, it seems to me that her claims that the Gnostics taught some form of reincarnation has strong credibility. Therefore, I refuse to reject her efforts to find evidence for reincarnation within segments of Christianity, even if mainstream Christianity has powerfully opposed it almost from the establishment of the "Christian" Church.In spite of some weaknesses in the arguments for a Christian form of reincarnation, I found this book to be highly worthwhile for me to read -- helping to reinforce my belief that the human "soul" is a sort of entity that has been condemned to this life of hardships, struggles, and sufferings (sometimes referred to as the vale of tears) in order to induce the person to work diligently to transform the soul's character for the better -- from previous lifetimes of rebellion against the power and love of God. This life, then, can be an opportunity to be redeemed -- having the bad "karma" washed away through diligent efforts at devotion to God and arrive at a perfect harmony with Ultimate Reality (God). Prophet's book helped me to be even more convinced that reincarnation is the only truly viable explanation for the perfect love, holiness, power, and justice of God -- given the horrific tragedies that many human beings are condemned to suffer.I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to make sense of the human dilemmas in conjunction with faith in the power and goodness of God.

It has taken quite a long while for reincarnation to really be accepted in the Christian Community. While there are scattered references to it in Holy Scripture, what is needed is a reexamination on the subject in circles of faith; where representatives from all denominations and faiths can see how the concept works, how it applies to religious beliefs and everyday living, and how it corresponds with the belief of other religions. Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the author of JESUS: THE MISSING YEARS, seems to be writing this book as a clarion call to the faithful that reincarnation does not go against Christian beliefs, but it actually adds substance to many of Christianity's arguments. Her writing style may be a little downgrading, as she is so passionate about the subject that she gives the impression that she is the only source to be trusted. (The book was written in collaboration with her daughters.) Yet, here we have the Cayce perspective, the historical perspective and early church father perspective placed besides many historical anecdotes. (I always find it curious that Christianity, a religion that preaches love to all men, should have a history of bloodshed and misunderstanding.) Those who believe in reincarnation will find Prophet's book a true revelation, while other people may find it hard-going. Sadly, the book really needs to be read by the faithful; who probably will never read a word of it because it is "from Satan." Yet, for those who have an open mind and have studied the scriptures in many translations, the book can indeed be seen as a prophecy of the way Christianity may develop in the future.

Life-changing...mind-expanding. This book is easy to read, provides clear illustrations, historical and biblical support. It brings out more meaning to Jesus' words and adds universal and true timeless significance to who and what Christians believe Jesus is.This book serves to not only talk about reincarnation but also gives insight on how Christianity should not be a rehashing of the early, third-century, church's select canonical elite's thoughts on Christ and God but rather how an individual's relationship between self and Christ/God is very important and should not be subjugated to the worldly authority of religious political powers.Maybe many of you who are curious about this book are like me when I did not know very much about reincarnation but yet did not reject it totally. The concept began by seeping into my belief system and finally, and fatefully, I came upon a friend's book, scholarly and hard-to-read, on Gnostic Christianity which briefly mentioned that reincarnation was part of early Christians' belief system. I was so intrigued that I sought to ask more questions and then found the title of this very book at amazon.com. It's been two years since I bought this book, and I must say that this book IS IMPORTANT to all Christians who are willing to ask questions and find answers that are not available within mainstream Christianity. After this book, I educated myself further on reincarnation and the beginnings of the Bible and in the process further dissolved my prejudices, arrogance and ignorance. So watch out! This book can very well set you on a profound path of further seeking the meaning of Christ, gaining spiritual enlightenment and renewing your enthusiasm to seek and fulfill your life's purpose in a new light.

This went way above what I was expecting from the book. There is so much information in here. It is well researched and intelligently written.

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Excellent book, excellent condition, excellent delivery. Thank you.

The book presents in a serious an sound way many history and scripture testimonials about the belief in re-incarnation.In my opinion it provides a way to explain questions that cannot be explained by the orthodox Christian theology.

If the subjects of reincarnation, pre-existence, (original) sin, karma, divine grace and spiritual ascension interest you, this book is a treasure chest of historical, mystical and theological information on those subjects and others. Wait a minute, some will say, Elizabeth Clare Prophet (ECP) was that eccentric crazy woman who along with her husband Mark founded and developed that Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) cult whose members dug themselves down into bunkers to survive the atomic cataclysm which never happened. Yes, most would agree that ECP did some irrational and kooky things and her idiosyncratic personality victimized many of her loyal followers. But CUT and Summit University Press, its publishing department, survived and are thriving under new leadership. We may ask why? A good answer would probably be that most of the Prophets' theology wasn't so far off base after all (being deferential to New Age thought and Judeo-Christian and Eastern mysticism). Most of their ideas were theosophically sound and most originated from sane and rational religionists and philosophers from ancient times to modern. The result was a syncretistic amalgam. Perhaps where they went wrong was with their excessive ritualistic decreeing, legalistic authoritarianism and opportunistic appointments of too many quaint ascended (deceased) Masters to be venerated.This book bears a strong imprint of the co-author, ECP's daughter, Erin Prophet. It is a fact that during its compilation ECP was already considerably debilitated by the effects of dementia. The work has been meticulously researched throughout. References take up sixty-three pages of explanations and clarifications. The bibliography is a list sixteen pages long. This book can hardly be accused of being a major tool to make conversions for CUT. There is no attempt at exclusivity or appeals to elevate and legitimatize CUT or its theology. In fact, only in the last of the twenty-five chapters are recommendations made for readers to follow some of CUT's mental and spiritual practices.Regardless of authorship this book can be valued for its scholarship into the subjects I mentioned at the beginning. Quotes and references are plentiful and the historical development of Jewish, Greek, Roman, Christian and Indian thought is outlined and contrasted. It can be a very useful work for open-minded and curious seekers.