Reincarnation in Christianity: A New Vision of Rebirth in Christian Thought (Quest Books) (Paperback)

by Geddes Macgregor (Author)

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Product Description
How reincarnation is compatible with Christian dogma.

Product Details

• Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: Quest Books (April 25, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835605019
• ISBN-13: 978-0835605014
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #518,700 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REINCARNATION EXPLAINED FOR CHRISTIANS, July 7, 2000

By	The Reverend F. Hugh Magee (Cashmere, WA USA) - See all my reviews

Anyone who thinks of himself or herself as 'Christian' by orientation but who finds popular ideas of Heaven and hell untenable is likely to welcome this book, written by an Anglican (Episcopal) priest. Fr. MacGregor explains that the concept of reincarnation has a long and distinguished tradition in Christendom and that it remains a highly respectable (and totally logical) way of explaining the obvious inequities of this world, while allowing us to escape from the absurdity of supposing that human beings come only once to earth. This book will be liberating for those who, while attracted to Christianity in an overall sense, nevertheless balk at the simplistic 'Christian' notion that we go (finally) either to Heaven or to hell when we die, without opportunity for further growth.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reads like a Textbook, July 27, 2008

By	Armand F. Baker (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a solid, well-researched book that reads a little bit like a textbook that the author might have used in one his classes at the University. Like Dr. Ian Stevenson who also wrote on the topic of reincarnation from a scientific point of view, Professor MacGregor is very careful to take a balanced, rational approach to the topic and he supports his views with references to a broad spectrum of authors and sources. Like
Stevenson, MacGregor does not make radical claims about the truth or falseness of a belief in reincarnation and its relation to Christianity, but leaves it open for the reader to form his own opinions.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book needs an Editor!, November 5, 2000

By	I. C. Applegate "icappleg" (Huntsville, AL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Writing should be clear and simple; the writing in this book is neither. It reads as if MacGregor knows he is highly educated, and desperately wants you to know it too. The book is a plethora of intricate, paragaph-long sentences -- verbosity for its own sake. MacGregor basically says nothing once you take the time to diagram and analyze a sentence to find out what his point may be. It is very tiring to slog through even a few chapters.

MacGregor's complicated, tedious writing style drowns the book. If you want to read an intelligent, yet graspable, account of Reincarnation and Christianity -- this isn't it. Don't waste your time.