MOUNT DORA, Fla., Oct. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- St. Augustine, in his influential book City of God, compared the then secular power of Rome to the heavenly kingdom of God - and set in motion certain attitudes and interpretations adopted by leaders of Christianity regarding the relationship of Church and State. But was this really a marriage made in heaven, or did mixing religion and politics result in an unholy alliance? Jon Canas addresses this question and more in his explosive new book, The Great Spiritual Robbery.
The Great Spiritual Robbery: Abuses of Religious Ideology, From Jerusalem to Washington and Baghdad is an incisive overview of the evolution of Christian Scriptures and dogma, leading to the startling conclusions that: the Bible is not the "word of God"; religion is not spirituality; and the Christian dogma is not the doctrine of Jesus Christ! It is also a harsh criticism of the theocratic bent of Fundamentalists with flawed precepts and their meddling into politics - sapping the democratic intent of the Government, and producing bad religion and bad politics. Unlike other books critical of religion, this one shows how spiritual discernment reveals the practical wisdom of authentic spirituality. Humanity is under growing terminal threats, and we are running out of time. A new spiritual paradigm, inspired from the great spiritual masters, is required to maintain the "Twelve Righteous Men", imbued of Truth, to save our allegorical "city".
To know more about this meticulously researched and authoritative volume on religion, politics, and philosophy, get a copy of this book now! The Great Spiritual Robbery will be featured in the upcoming New York Library Association Book Exhibition to be held in Saratoga Springs, NY, this November.
About the Author
After many years spent in European Catholic boarding schools, Jon Canas contemplated priesthood. But, after an MBA in the US, he entered the corporate world. He was President and C.E.O. of an international company when he retired. For 30 years, he studied the teachings of Joel Goldsmith, an American mystic and teacher. It initiated him to the inner meaning of Scriptures. Canas was a commissioned officer in the French military. He holds a Bachelor of Philosophy, a B.S. from Cornell, a MBA from Northeastern, and the AMP from the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard. He lives in central Florida.
The Great Spiritual Robbery * by Jon Canas
Abuses of Religious Ideology, From Jerusalem to Washington and Baghdad
Publication Date: October 9, 2008
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