Progressive Books Study Guide #4
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Books / Material Covered in this Study Guide:
Soul Stories by Gary Zukav
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by John Dominic Crossan
The Silence of Jesus by James Breech
The Religions of Man : Chapters on Islam and Judaism by Huston Smith
The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen
Excerpt:
Soul Stories
Gary Zukav
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What was your favorite soul story? What was your reaction to it?
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Did you see the emphasis on the spirit and the non-physical? What is the message here?
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Do you think the Universe is alive and compassionate?
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According to Zukav, the ideas of Eden and the Fall, Heaven, Reincarnation, and Purgatory all try to explain why there seems to be such a lack of justice in our circumstances and why there is innocent suffering. Can you see the idea of reincarnation in a non-literal way?