I'll admit up front I didn't read the entirety of the article, I agree with the broad thesis that modern day society is pagan in orientation. I disagree with the contention that protestantism is paganism. In Traditional Catholic theology, heresies are practical atheism. The main difference between the pagans of past (Saxons, Franks, Goths, and pagan Romans) is that the pagan barbarians worshipping God under different guises (war, night, sex, harvest, ect,ect,) were doing it out of a honest but mistaken believe. Where as today's heretics are willfully and stubbornly denying Catholism out of pride and willfulness. They are worshipping THEMSELVES, whether they know it or not. When you deny God's Truth out of selfish motivations this makes you a practical atheist. Fortunately, the self proclaimed pagans, protestant, and false catholics, their commitment and knowledge is a inch deep and a mile wide. The founding members of our government (Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, and others) were freemasons who worked with the freemasonic revolutionaries in France to overthrow King Louis XVI. They also imported the pagan flavor of the French revolution. Freemasonry in orientation is the overthrow of Catholism and the Catholic Church and a return to paganism. Which explains the hostility of the American government towards the Catholic Church PRIOR to the Vatican II Council. I would suggest if he wants to understand the the neo pagan orientation of present day culture and society to study freemasonry.
It makes me think of the debate surrounding the authorship of Beowulf - was he a "Christianized pagan" or a Pagan-sympathetic Christian? The answer becomes a bit clearer when you leave some of the intellectual baggage of the enlightenment behind.
Yes! I just finished a long introduction to my copy of Beowulf about that very matter, amongst others. This essay was a great compliment to it. I've suspected that the old pagans and Christians shared much more than the modernist practitioners of either are willing to admit.
Chesterton says something about paganism being the only true competitor to the church. The rest is agnosticism.
I'll admit up front I didn't read the entirety of the article, I agree with the broad thesis that modern day society is pagan in orientation. I disagree with the contention that protestantism is paganism. In Traditional Catholic theology, heresies are practical atheism. The main difference between the pagans of past (Saxons, Franks, Goths, and pagan Romans) is that the pagan barbarians worshipping God under different guises (war, night, sex, harvest, ect,ect,) were doing it out of a honest but mistaken believe. Where as today's heretics are willfully and stubbornly denying Catholism out of pride and willfulness. They are worshipping THEMSELVES, whether they know it or not. When you deny God's Truth out of selfish motivations this makes you a practical atheist. Fortunately, the self proclaimed pagans, protestant, and false catholics, their commitment and knowledge is a inch deep and a mile wide. The founding members of our government (Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, and others) were freemasons who worked with the freemasonic revolutionaries in France to overthrow King Louis XVI. They also imported the pagan flavor of the French revolution. Freemasonry in orientation is the overthrow of Catholism and the Catholic Church and a return to paganism. Which explains the hostility of the American government towards the Catholic Church PRIOR to the Vatican II Council. I would suggest if he wants to understand the the neo pagan orientation of present day culture and society to study freemasonry.
That isn't the broad thesis.
This is excellent. Made me rethink the concept of repaganization of modern society through a very new concept for me.
Great read. Would you be so kind to share other accounts writing about neo-paganism or a revival of paganism within Europe?
This is really, really fascinating stuff.
It makes me think of the debate surrounding the authorship of Beowulf - was he a "Christianized pagan" or a Pagan-sympathetic Christian? The answer becomes a bit clearer when you leave some of the intellectual baggage of the enlightenment behind.
Keep up the good work!
Yes! I just finished a long introduction to my copy of Beowulf about that very matter, amongst others. This essay was a great compliment to it. I've suspected that the old pagans and Christians shared much more than the modernist practitioners of either are willing to admit.
Wow, this is an impressive essay, truly thought provoking.
The Mithratic Cross perhaps..?https://acsforum.org/mithraic-influence-on-early-christian-symbolism-and-church/
The Christian Cross, as carried forth by the Apostolic Fathers of the 1st Century.
https://archive.org/details/apostolicfathers0000unse_k0h6/page/n3/mode/1up
Really interesting!
A phenomenal piece. Keep up the good work!
Really enjoyed this, in particular the musical comparisons!