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Harper Collins (1989), 184 pp
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9780060628628
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What did Jesus teach? Distilled from years of study and lecture, affirmed by nearly a million readers over the last fifty years, Emmet Fox's answer in The Sermon on the Mount is simple. The Bible is a "textbook of metaphysics" and the teachings of Jesus express--without dogma--a practical approach for the development of the soul and for the shaping of our lives into what we really wish them to be. For Fox, Jesus was "no sentimental dreamer, no mere dealer in empty platitudes, but the unflinching realist that only a great mystic can be." In his most popular work, Emmet Fox shows how to: Understand the true nature of divine wisdom. Tap into the power of prayer. Develop a completely integrated and fully expressed personality. Transform negative attitudes into life-affirming beliefs. Claim our divine right to the full abundance of life.… (more)
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LibraryThing member sweetdissident
This book explains how to take the beatitudes and live them-no-REALLY live them!!
Much more difficult than first glance, but oh so rewarding. Fox is an absolute classic; his writings remain fresh and current, as if written today.
Much more difficult than first glance, but oh so rewarding. Fox is an absolute classic; his writings remain fresh and current, as if written today.
LibraryThing member DubiousDisciple
I guess I blew it with the timing of this review. This is a beautiful hardbound reprint of a 1934 classic, clearly meant as a gift option. The publication timing of November 2012 hints of a Christmas gift. Did any of you get Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift certificates for Christmas? My apologies,
Let’s start with the dirt on Emmet Fox (1886-1951). He was a spiritual teacher, and served as minister of the Divine Science church in New York during the depression years. “Divine Science” is a New Thought branch, which appears to me to be a watered down version of Christian Science. An emphasis on healing remains, focusing on prayer and positive thinking, but with a little more room for the medical profession to step in where needed. At least, that’s my take.
Fox’s work here on “The Sermon on the Mount” became popular with Alcoholics Anonymous, though it seems to me a bit more ethereal than many current-day A.A. attendees would appreciate. Subtitles abound for this work: not only is this book (and Jesus’ sermon) the “key to success in life,” it is “the timeless manual on the power of positive thinking” and “the classic manual for harmonious living.” You aren’t going to get converted to orthodox Christianity by Fox–”all the doctrines and theologies of the churches are human inventions built up by their authors out of their own mentalities, and foisted upon the Bible from the outside”–but Fox’s appreciation for Jesus still shines. “Higher Critics” are missing the point of the Bible, for it is but a spiritual treatise. As such, you must learn new meanings for many of the words in the Bible: “prosperity,” “earth,” “heaven,” “heart,” these don’t mean what you think they mean.
The great Law of the Universe is this: what you think in your mind you will produce in your experience. Lovers of The Secret will also love Emmet Fox, especially if you have a love also for Jesus, the Master Metaphysician.
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HarperOne, for not jumping on this sooner, to get the word out.Let’s start with the dirt on Emmet Fox (1886-1951). He was a spiritual teacher, and served as minister of the Divine Science church in New York during the depression years. “Divine Science” is a New Thought branch, which appears to me to be a watered down version of Christian Science. An emphasis on healing remains, focusing on prayer and positive thinking, but with a little more room for the medical profession to step in where needed. At least, that’s my take.
Fox’s work here on “The Sermon on the Mount” became popular with Alcoholics Anonymous, though it seems to me a bit more ethereal than many current-day A.A. attendees would appreciate. Subtitles abound for this work: not only is this book (and Jesus’ sermon) the “key to success in life,” it is “the timeless manual on the power of positive thinking” and “the classic manual for harmonious living.” You aren’t going to get converted to orthodox Christianity by Fox–”all the doctrines and theologies of the churches are human inventions built up by their authors out of their own mentalities, and foisted upon the Bible from the outside”–but Fox’s appreciation for Jesus still shines. “Higher Critics” are missing the point of the Bible, for it is but a spiritual treatise. As such, you must learn new meanings for many of the words in the Bible: “prosperity,” “earth,” “heaven,” “heart,” these don’t mean what you think they mean.
The great Law of the Universe is this: what you think in your mind you will produce in your experience. Lovers of The Secret will also love Emmet Fox, especially if you have a love also for Jesus, the Master Metaphysician.
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LibraryThing member exinanition
This book is written purely from a metaphysic, philosophical, pseudo-scientific viewpoint. It is the pinnacle of bad teaching about the "Sermon on the Mount" or anything else biblical. I read (past tense) it only to get a grasp of some of the errors in theology and doctrine which I may encounter
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from time to time in evangelizing. Emmet Fox hints strongly at Scientology. I do not recommend this book. It is heresy, pure and simple. Show Less
LibraryThing member walkthemoon89
I used to blame Christianity for many of the problems that I saw in the world. But after reading this book, (after hearing about Emmet Fox from Louise Hay), I completely revolutionized my view. Fox talks about how Jesus wanted people to elevate their consciousness rather than considering
Today I still think that there are some bad ideas which are called Christianity, but that true Christianity is only a positive influence, and that Christ's love is always available to aid and transform you. Fox reveals the truth in many passages which you will surely have thought that you understood, but whose spiritual meaning has been quietly ignored by most of the Christian world. Principles like how to love your enemies and thereby gain inner peace, and how to realize that it is not your circumstances but your consciousness, your consciousness that is your own choice and not the result of your circumstances, which forms your life-- all this and more is found within this not only concise, but deathless, timeless book, which ideally should be read not just once but many times.
Emmet Fox shows you Christ's truth, so that you might realize that no matter how many choose to reject or quietly ignore these ultimately very simple teachings, they are available for you to claim as your ideals the moment that you choose to do so. I know that recently my increased inner peace has been entirely the result of the Christ-Truth being unveiled before my eyes.
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circumstances and to focus on internal factors rather than external ones. In so doing he elevated my consciousness considerably and allowed me to live my life in greater harmony with God's laws; I am really indebted to Emmet Fox for giving me this key of understanding. Today I still think that there are some bad ideas which are called Christianity, but that true Christianity is only a positive influence, and that Christ's love is always available to aid and transform you. Fox reveals the truth in many passages which you will surely have thought that you understood, but whose spiritual meaning has been quietly ignored by most of the Christian world. Principles like how to love your enemies and thereby gain inner peace, and how to realize that it is not your circumstances but your consciousness, your consciousness that is your own choice and not the result of your circumstances, which forms your life-- all this and more is found within this not only concise, but deathless, timeless book, which ideally should be read not just once but many times.
Emmet Fox shows you Christ's truth, so that you might realize that no matter how many choose to reject or quietly ignore these ultimately very simple teachings, they are available for you to claim as your ideals the moment that you choose to do so. I know that recently my increased inner peace has been entirely the result of the Christ-Truth being unveiled before my eyes.
(10/10)
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