Jesuism or Jesusism is a belief system considering itself to be the true representation of the teachings of Jesus and contrasts itself from the teachings of mainstream Christianity.[1] In particular, the term is often contrasted with Pauline Christianity and the mainstream church dogma of Nicene Christianity.[2][3]
The term Jesuism was coined by the late 19th century. It is derived from Jesus (Jesus of Nazareth) + -ism (English suffix, a characteristic or system of beliefs, from French -isme, Latin -ismus, Greek -ismos).[4][5]
In 1878, freethinker and former ShakerD. M. Bennett wrote that "Jesuism", as distinct from "Paulism", was the gospel taught by Peter, John and James, and the Messianic doctrine of a new Jewish sect.[6] In 1894, American pathologist and atheist Frank Seaver Billings defined "Jesusism" as the "Christianity of the Gospels" and a philosophy which "can be attributed directly to the teachings of Jesus the Nazarene".[7][8] In 1909, the Seventh-day Adventist newspaper Signs of the Times, released an issue titled "Modern Christianity Not Jesusism", wherein the question is posed: "Christianity of today is not the old original Christianity. It is not Jesusism, for it is not the religion which Jesus preached. Is it not time to make Christianity the religion which He personally preached and which He personally practiced?"[9] Harvard theologian Bouck White, in 1911, also defined "Jesusism" as "the religion which Jesus preached".[10]Lord Ernest Hamilton in 1912 wrote that "Jesuism" was simply to love one another and love God.[11] The philosophy of Jesusism was described in the book The Naked Truth of Jesusism from Oriental Manuscripts,[12] penned by theologian Lyman Fairbanks George in 1914, as follows:
It is to restore Jesus' sayings to their original purity. It is to eradicate from the Gospels the interpolations of the Middle Ages. It is to relate the misconceptions revealed by recent archaeological research. It is to present Jesus from an economic viewpoint. It is to break through the spell spectral of Cosmic Credulity. It is to toll the knell of schism through Jesusism.[13]
The Orthodox theologian Sergei Bulgakov further noted in 1935 that "the concentration of piety on the Christ alone has become a deviation already known by a special term as Jesusism".[14] Influential Catholic theologian Karl Rahner referred to "Jesusism" as a focus on the life of Jesus and attempts to imitate his life, as opposed to a focus on God or the Christian Church.[15] University of Melbourne professor Lindsay Falvey noted in 2009 that "the gospel story so differs from Church doctrine that it could well be of a different religion – Jesusism".[16] Jesusism became the subject of increased academic discussion following its reference by Duke University neurobiologist and philosopher Owen Flanagan in his 2007 book The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World.[17] Flanagan defines Jesusism as the "message" of Jesus and notes that he "call[s] it 'Jesusism' because most Christian Churches do not endorse Jesus' message truthfully".[1] Flanagan characterized Jesuism as a naturalistic and rationalist philosophy, rejecting the conflict between faith and science.[18] Rodney Stenning Edgecombe, a professor at the University of Cape Town, in a 2009 essay titled Commutation Across the Social Divide remarks how Christianity shifted away from Jesuism; the moral tenets Jesus preached.[19] The terms Jesuism, Jesusism and Jesuanism are also referenced popularly on religious blogs and internet groups.[citation needed]
Beliefs, practices, and adherentsEdit
There is no definitive meaning of Jesuism and hence no clear ideology. Various groups use the terms Jesuism, Jesusism and Jesuanism. These include disenchanted Christians who are critical of institutional religion or Pauline Christianity, people who focus solely on the teachings of Jesus and not on the entire Bible, people who identify themselves as disciples of Jesus rather than Christians, and Christian atheists who accept some of Jesus' teachings but do not believe in God. Adherents may be termed Jesuists, Jesusists or Jesuans.[20]
^ abOwen J. Flanagan. The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007. p. 36
^Edgar Dewitt Jones. Paul the Stranger. Abilene: Voice of Jesus, 2003 (online transcription).
^Douglas J. Del Tondo. Jesus' Words Only. San Diego: Infinity Publishing, 2006. p. 19
^D. M. Bennett (1878). "Champions of the Church: Their crimes and persecutions". pp. 119–124. Paulinism versus Jesuism
^Frank S. Billings (1894), How shall the rich escape?, Arena Publishing, pp. 42 and 43, Jesusism, which is Communism, and not Christianity at all as the world accepts it...Jesusism is unadulterated communism, with a most destructive anarchistic tendency
^D. M. Bennett. The Champions of the Church: Their crimes and persecutions. p. 84. The Progress of Jesuism
^Frank S. Billings (1894), How shall the rich escape?, Arena Publishing, p. 231, Emphatically I affirm, not my belief, but my certain knowledge. There is no God
^Frank S. Billings (1894), How shall the rich escape?, Arena Publishing, p. 42, Jesusism, or the Christianity of the Gospels, which we think can be attributed directly to the teachings of Jesus the Nazarene...There is but one standard to follow; that is, the utterances directly attributed to Jesus, particularly the celebrated Sermon on the Mount.
^"Modern Christianity Not Jesusism." Signs of the Times Vol. 24 No. 25. Melbourne: Signs Publishing Company Limited, June 21, 1909.
^Bouck White. The Call of the Carpenter. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. p. 314.
^George, Lyman Fairbanks (July 12, 1914). "The naked truth of Jesusism from Oriental manuscripts". Pittsburgh, Pa., The George book publishing company. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
^Lyman F. George. The Naked Truth of Jesusism from Oriental Manuscripts. George Company, Pittsburg, 1914. p. 31
^Sergius Bulgakov. The Orthodox Church. London: Centenary Press, 1935. p. 102
^Declan Marmion, Mary E. Hines. The Cambridge companion to Karl Rahner. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. p. 166
^John L. Falvey. Buddhist-Christian dialogue: Four Papers from the Parliament of the World's Religions. Melbourne, 2009. pp. 10–12
^Mark R. Alfino. "Spring 2010 Senior Seminar Note 7.3.1. Jesusism? 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine" Spokane: Gonzaga University, 2010.
^Owen J. Flanagan. The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007. p. 263
^Rodney Stenning Edgecombe (2009). . p. 33. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Christianity derives from the Greek adjective "christos" ("anointed")…This shifted focus from what he preached (moral tenets that ought properly to be called "Jesuism") to what subsequent commentators, Paul of Tarsus among them, made of his violent death
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This article is about the philosophy encompassing the teachings of Jesus For the Catholic religious order known as the Jesuits see Society of Jesus This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jesuism or Jesusism is a belief system considering itself to be the true representation of the teachings of Jesus and contrasts itself from the teachings of mainstream Christianity 1 In particular the term is often contrasted with Pauline Christianity and the mainstream church dogma of Nicene Christianity 2 3 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History of usage 3 Beliefs practices and adherents 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology EditThe term Jesuism was coined by the late 19th century It is derived from Jesus Jesus of Nazareth ism English suffix a characteristic or system of beliefs from French isme Latin ismus Greek ismos 4 5 History of usage Edit nbsp Jesus Sermon on the Mount Carl Heinrich Bloch s rendition pictured is central to the philosophy of Jesusism In 1878 freethinker and former Shaker D M Bennett wrote that Jesuism as distinct from Paulism was the gospel taught by Peter John and James and the Messianic doctrine of a new Jewish sect 6 In 1894 American pathologist and atheist Frank Seaver Billings defined Jesusism as the Christianity of the Gospels and a philosophy which can be attributed directly to the teachings of Jesus the Nazarene 7 8 In 1909 the Seventh day Adventist newspaper Signs of the Times released an issue titled Modern Christianity Not Jesusism wherein the question is posed Christianity of today is not the old original Christianity It is not Jesusism for it is not the religion which Jesus preached Is it not time to make Christianity the religion which He personally preached and which He personally practiced 9 Harvard theologian Bouck White in 1911 also defined Jesusism as the religion which Jesus preached 10 Lord Ernest Hamilton in 1912 wrote that Jesuism was simply to love one another and love God 11 The philosophy of Jesusism was described in the book The Naked Truth of Jesusism from Oriental Manuscripts 12 penned by theologian Lyman Fairbanks George in 1914 as follows It is to restore Jesus sayings to their original purity It is to eradicate from the Gospels the interpolations of the Middle Ages It is to relate the misconceptions revealed by recent archaeological research It is to present Jesus from an economic viewpoint It is to break through the spell spectral of Cosmic Credulity It is to toll the knell of schism through Jesusism 13 The Orthodox theologian Sergei Bulgakov further noted in 1935 that the concentration of piety on the Christ alone has become a deviation already known by a special term as Jesusism 14 Influential Catholic theologian Karl Rahner referred to Jesusism as a focus on the life of Jesus and attempts to imitate his life as opposed to a focus on God or the Christian Church 15 University of Melbourne professor Lindsay Falvey noted in 2009 that the gospel story so differs from Church doctrine that it could well be of a different religion Jesusism 16 Jesusism became the subject of increased academic discussion following its reference by Duke University neurobiologist and philosopher Owen Flanagan in his 2007 book The Really Hard Problem Meaning in a Material World 17 Flanagan defines Jesusism as the message of Jesus and notes that he call s it Jesusism because most Christian Churches do not endorse Jesus message truthfully 1 Flanagan characterized Jesuism as a naturalistic and rationalist philosophy rejecting the conflict between faith and science 18 Rodney Stenning Edgecombe a professor at the University of Cape Town in a 2009 essay titled Commutation Across the Social Divide remarks how Christianity shifted away from Jesuism the moral tenets Jesus preached 19 The terms Jesuism Jesusism and Jesuanism are also referenced popularly on religious blogs and internet groups citation needed Beliefs practices and adherents EditThere is no definitive meaning of Jesuism and hence no clear ideology Various groups use the terms Jesuism Jesusism and Jesuanism These include disenchanted Christians who are critical of institutional religion or Pauline Christianity people who focus solely on the teachings of Jesus and not on the entire Bible people who identify themselves as disciples of Jesus rather than Christians and Christian atheists who accept some of Jesus teachings but do not believe in God Adherents may be termed Jesuists Jesusists or Jesuans 20 See also EditBibliolatry Christian agnosticism Christian atheism Christian deism Historical Jesus Jefferson Bible Jesus movement Jesus Seminar Jewish Christian Ministry of Jesus New Monasticism Red Letter Christians Sermon on the Mount The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ Tolstoyan movementReferences Edit a b Owen J Flanagan The Really Hard Problem Meaning in a Material World Cambridge MIT Press 2007 p 36 Edgar Dewitt Jones Paul the Stranger Abilene Voice of Jesus 2003 online transcription Douglas J Del Tondo Jesus Words Only San Diego Infinity Publishing 2006 p 19 D M Bennett 1878 Champions of the Church Their crimes and persecutions pp 119 124 Paulinism versus Jesuism Frank S Billings 1894 How shall the rich escape Arena Publishing pp 42 and 43 Jesusism which is Communism and not Christianity at all as the world accepts it Jesusism is unadulterated communism with a most destructive anarchistic tendency D M Bennett The Champions of the Church Their crimes and persecutions p 84 The Progress of Jesuism Frank S Billings 1894 How shall the rich escape Arena Publishing p 231 Emphatically I affirm not my belief but my certain knowledge There is no God Frank S Billings 1894 How shall the rich escape Arena Publishing p 42 Jesusism or the Christianity of the Gospels which we think can be attributed directly to the teachings of Jesus the Nazarene There is but one standard to follow that is the utterances directly attributed to Jesus particularly the celebrated Sermon on the Mount Modern Christianity Not Jesusism Signs of the Times Vol 24 No 25 Melbourne Signs Publishing Company Limited June 21 1909 Bouck White The Call of the Carpenter Doubleday Page amp Company 1911 p 314 Lord Ernest Hamilton 1912 Involution pp 169 and 180 Jesuism George Lyman Fairbanks July 12 1914 The naked truth of Jesusism from Oriental manuscripts Pittsburgh Pa The George book publishing company Retrieved July 12 2021 via Internet Archive Lyman F George The Naked Truth of Jesusism from Oriental Manuscripts George Company Pittsburg 1914 p 31 Sergius Bulgakov The Orthodox Church London Centenary Press 1935 p 102 Declan Marmion Mary E Hines The Cambridge companion to Karl Rahner Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005 p 166 John L Falvey Buddhist Christian dialogue Four Papers from the Parliament of the World s Religions Melbourne 2009 pp 10 12 Mark R Alfino Spring 2010 Senior Seminar Note 7 3 1 Jesusism Archived 2016 03 10 at the Wayback Machine Spokane Gonzaga University 2010 Owen J Flanagan The Really Hard Problem Meaning in a Material World Cambridge MIT Press 2007 p 263 Rodney Stenning Edgecombe 2009 Commutation Across the Social Divide p 33 Archived from the original on 2012 03 20 Christianity derives from the Greek adjective christos anointed This shifted focus from what he preached moral tenets that ought properly to be called Jesuism to what subsequent commentators Paul of Tarsus among them made of his violent death The YWCA magazine Volumes 66 67 1972 p 46 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesuism amp oldid 1178968081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
