Martin Alfred Larson (1897–1994)
Autor von The Religion of the Occident
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Werke von Martin Alfred Larson
The story of Christian origins : or, The sources and establishment of Western religion (1977) 17 Exemplare
The Federal Reserve and Our Manipulated Dollar: With Comments on the Causes of Wars, Depressions, Inflation, and… (1975) 10 Exemplare
New Thought, or, A modern religious approach: The philosophy of health, happiness, and prosperity (1985) 5 Exemplare
Tax revolt: U.S.A.! Why and how thousands of patriotic Americans refuse to pay the income tax (1973) 5 Exemplare
The continuing tax rebellion : or, What millions of Americans are doing to restore constitutional government in the… (1979) 3 Exemplare
The religious empire : the growth and danger of tax-exempt property in the United States (1976) 2 Exemplare
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- Larson, Martin Alfred
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- Larson, Martin Alfred
- Geburtstag
- 1897-03-02
- Todestag
- 1994-01-15
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- male
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- 21
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- 101
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- #188,710
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- 4.4
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- 2
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- 17
Although the dust jacket calls the book an "objective analysis", Larson is clearly an enthusiastic believer in New Thought theology, practitioners and popularizers. That is, until he comes to Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. All the faults of Eddy and her organization are explained in highly misogynist terms. For example, Christian Science, he says, became popular (in the late 1800s) because every small town had its share of hypochondriac spinsters from which to draw membership. He criticizes the movement for having more than half its members female, where 60% female membership is very common across Protestant denominations. It's an undertone elsewhere, but Eddy certainly drew out his worst.
Christian science, I learned, is a common claim across New Thought religion. If one is "scientific" when interpreting the Bible, one can see the deeper meanings. If one understands these mystic interpretations, the entire universe of health, prosperity and happiness is available for one to tap into. This is explained as the "influx" of God themself, which every human can "take in." Thus, if you are not happy, healthy and prosperous (all things God wants us to be) it is because you are refusing what God is trying to give you, AKA blame the victim. If all this sounds New Age-y, it's because New Thought really is the parent of New Age. Everything is under your personal control, so if things are not going well, you are the problem. End of discussion.
It's interesting to consider how much New Thought has affected not just religious culture but popular American culture. What is Prosperity Gospel if not a piece of New Thought theology stripped from its heretical origins? And clearly New Thought was part of occult concepts expressed in books like the Kybalion (1908). The heresies of the 18th century became commonplace by the 19th and 20th.… (mehr)