This source is an introduction and initial chapter from Robert Edward Brennan’s Thomistic Psychology, a work dedicated to unifying scientific research with the philosophic analysis of the nature of man. The text primarily explores the Aristotelian foundation of psychology, defining the soul not as a mysterious ghost, but as the substantial form or "first actuality" of an organized body that is potentially alive.
This 1977 text by Robert L. Pierce investigates the historical and political origins of the "Pre-Tribulation Rapture" doctrine, arguing it functions as a tool for religious neutralism. The author contends that this theology, popularized by the Scofield Reference Bible, paralyzes American Christians by teaching that global evils are inevitable and that believers will be supernaturally rescued from coming hardships.
The Summa Theologica, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas and presented in the classic translation by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province, is far more than a mere book; it is a meticulously engineered architecture for a doctrinal synthesis. Within this "Sacred Science," Aquinas employs a rigorous method designed to guide the human mind from the broad, initial wonder regarding the nature of divine things toward the laser-focused truth of the divine essence.
The concept of "Mystery" in the Bible is not merely a puzzle for the curious; it is a demarcation line between the "profane" and the "initiate." In the Greek New Testament, the word is mystērion (μυστήριον), derived from myein (to close the eyes or lips).
Jesus Christ was absolutely NOT born on December 25th. By using information given to us about the conception and birth of John the Baptist, statements about the conception of Jesus as well as the priestly divisions laid out in Leviticus, we can accurately estimate the Birthday of Jesus to be early to mid September.
The lifelong work of Stan Tenen and the Meru Foundation represents a profound synthesis: the discovery that the Hebrew letter-text of Genesis serves as a geometric blueprint for a science of consciousness. This "Meru Hypothesis" posits that the primordial traditions of the ancient world were not merely preserved in stories, but in "geometric metaphors"—a coherent constellation of mathematical models that bridge the gap between abstract topology and the physical world.
The "four winds" refer to the winds emanating from the four cardinal directions, also described as the "four quarters" or "four corners" of the earth or heaven.